MARY TUCKER FNP-BC
NPI 1770966038
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Paramus, NJ

NPI Status: Active since July 06, 2015

Contact Information

610 VALLEY HEALTH PLZ
PARAMUS, NJ
ZIP 07652
Phone: (973) 563-3368

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Family

About MARY TUCKER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mary Tucker, a provider established in Paramus, New Jersey with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1770966038 assigned on July 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number 26NJ00561400 (NJ). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1770966038
Provider Name: MARY TUCKER FNP-BC
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 610 VALLEY HEALTH PLZ PARAMUS, NJ 07652
Location Phone: (973) 563-3368
Mailing Address: 610 VALLEY HEALTH PLZ PARAMUS, NJ 07652
Mailing Phone: (973) 563-3368
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-06-2015
Last Update Date: 11-11-2016
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Mary Tucker is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Nurse Practitioner Family
Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 26NJ00561400
License State: NJ

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	363L00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner	26NJ00561400 (NJ)
2	363LC1500X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Community Health	26NJ00561400 (NJ)
3	363LF0000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Family	F339578-1 (NY)
4	363LP2300X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Primary Care	26NJ00561400 (NJ)

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
47-4442005	MEDICARE PIN (08)	NJ

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1770966038, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 24 = 62

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1770966038.