MRS. DESIREE LYNN LEFAVE CPM, LDM
NPI 1851517759
Midwife, Lay in Newberg, OR

NPI Status: Active since April 18, 2007

Contact Information

114 E HANCOCK ST
NEWBERG, OR
ZIP 97132
Phone: (503) 538-1033
Fax: (503) 538-1033

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About DESIREE LEFAVE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Desiree Lefave, a provider established in Newberg, Oregon with a medical specialization in Midwife, Lay. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1851517759 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 175M00000X with license number DEM-LD-842083 (OR). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1851517759
Provider Name: MRS. DESIREE LYNN LEFAVE CPM, LDM
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 114 E HANCOCK ST NEWBERG, OR 97132
Location Phone: (503) 538-1033
Location Fax: (503) 538-1033
Mailing Address: 408 S CENTER ST NEWBERG, OR 97132
Mailing Phone: (503) 537-6127
Mailing Fax: (503) 538-1033
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-18-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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, Lay
Taxonomy Code: 175M00000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: DEM-LD-842083
License State: OR
Taxonomy Description: A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states.

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 1851517759, we treat the final digit (9) 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 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 9).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 51

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

The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 51 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1851517759.