MRS. SYLVIA DUGAS DOWNING APRN NNP-BC
NPI 1801582820
Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal, Critical Care in Lake Charles, LA

NPI Status: Active since April 13, 2023

Contact Information

1900 W GAUTHIER RD
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70605
Phone: (337) 480-7050
Fax: (337) 480-7051

NPI Profile Information
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Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Neonatal, Critical Care

About SYLVIA DOWNING

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sylvia Downing, a provider established in Lake Charles, Louisiana with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in neonatal, critical care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1801582820 assigned on April 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LN0005X with license number 229827 (LA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1801582820
Provider Name: MRS. SYLVIA DUGAS DOWNING APRN NNP-BC
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1900 W GAUTHIER RD LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605
Location Phone: (337) 480-7050
Location Fax: (337) 480-7051
Mailing Address: 4506 HICKORY BRANCH RD LAKE CHARLES, LA 70611
Mailing Phone: (337) 842-4942
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-13-2023
Last Update Date: 04-13-2023
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Sylvia Downing 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 Neonatal, Critical Care
Taxonomy Code: 363LN0005X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 229827
License State: LA

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 1801582820, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1801582820.