MS. SUZANNE ELISE SCHECHTER CNM
NPI 1780609206
Midwife in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since July 13, 2006

Contact Information

450 CLARKSON AVE
BOX 1227
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11203
Phone: (718) 279-7757
Fax: (718) 270-7634

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About SUZANNE SCHECHTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Suzanne Schechter, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York with a medical specialization in Midwife. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1780609206 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 176B00000X with license number F000187-1 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1780609206
Provider Name: MS. SUZANNE ELISE SCHECHTER CNM
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 450 CLARKSON AVE BOX 1227 BROOKLYN, NY 11203
Location Phone: (718) 279-7757
Location Fax: (718) 270-7634
Mailing Address: 163 6TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11217
Mailing Phone: (718) 270-7757
Mailing Fax: (718) 270-7634
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-13-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Midwife
Taxonomy Code: 176B00000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: F000187-1
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: A Midwife is a trained professional with special expertise in supporting women to maintain a healthy pregnancy birth, offering expert individualized care, education, counseling, and support to a woman and her newborn throughout the childbearing cycle. A Midwife is a skilled and independent practitioner who has undergone formalized training. Midwives are not required to be nurses and may be trained via multiple routes of education (apprenticeship, workshop, formal classes, or programs, etc., usually a combination). The educational background requirements and licensing requirements vary by state. The Midwife may or may not be certified by a state or national organization.

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 1780609206, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1780609206.