MS. MARY SUE BENSON ARNP
NPI 1801979257
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Cherokee, IA

NPI Status: Active since October 21, 2006

Contact Information

1251 W CEDAR LOOP
CHEROKEE, IA
ZIP 51012
Phone: (712) 225-2594
Fax: (712) 225-6933

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About MARY BENSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mary Benson, a provider established in Cherokee, Iowa with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1801979257 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number A059348 (IA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1801979257
Provider Name: MS. MARY SUE BENSON ARNP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1251 W CEDAR LOOP CHEROKEE, IA 51012
Location Phone: (712) 225-2594
Location Fax: (712) 225-6933
Mailing Address: 427 GILLEASE ST CHEROKEE, IA 51012
Mailing Phone: (712) 225-5946
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-21-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Mary Benson 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.: A059348
License State: IA

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 1801979257, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 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 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1801979257.