UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
NPI 1841266038
General Acute Care Hospital in Albuquerque, NM

NPI Status: Active since February 27, 2006

Contact Information

CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY 2 ACC MSC 10 5610
1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
ZIP 87131
Phone: (505) 272-6901

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 32D2004301
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 03-01-2026

About UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, a provider established in Albuquerque, New Mexico operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1841266038 assigned on February 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number R34207 (NM). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Steve Mckernon (Ceo)

NPI
1841266038
Provider Name
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY 2 ACC MSC 10 5610 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131
Location Phone
(505) 272-6901
Mailing Address
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY 2 ACC MSC 10 5610 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131
Mailing Phone
(505) 272-6901
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-27-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
R34207
License State
NM
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MR. STEVE MCKERNON

Authorized Official Title
CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(505) 272-2111

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
32D2004301
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
March 02, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
March 01, 2026
Laboratory Director
DR. STEVE A. MCLAUGHLIN
Certificate Type
Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to University Of New Mexico Health Sciences Center in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.

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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 1841266038, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
8
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 4 → 8 2 → 4 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 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 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 1841266038.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1841266038, enumerated as an "organization" on February 27, 2006.

The provider is located at CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY 2 ACC MSC 10 5610 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131 and the phone number is (505) 272-6901.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.