LUNA TIERRA CASA DE PARTOS
NPI 1891207718
Midwife in El Paso, TX

NPI Status: Active since November 01, 2017

Contact Information

4130 HUECO AVE.
EL PASO, TX
ZIP 79903
Phone: (915) 562-2222
Fax: (844) 890-2713

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About LUNA TIERRA CASA DE PARTOS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Luna Tierra Casa De Partos, a provider established in El Paso, Texas operating as a Midwife. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1891207718 assigned on November 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 176B00000X with license number 150062 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ruth Leah Kauffman Lm, Cpm (Clinical Director)

NPI
1891207718
Provider Name
LUNA TIERRA CASA DE PARTOS
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
4130 HUECO AVE. EL PASO, TX 79903
Location Phone
(915) 562-2222
Location Fax
(844) 890-2713
Mailing Address
4130 HUECO AVE. EL PASO, TX 79903
Mailing Phone
(915) 562-2222
Mailing Fax
(844) 890-2713
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
11-01-2017
Last Update Date
11-01-2017
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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.
150062
License State
TX
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.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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

RUTH LEAH KAUFFMAN LM, CPM

Authorized Official Title
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(915) 562-2222

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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 1891207718, 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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
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 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 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 1891207718.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1891207718, enumerated as an "organization" on November 01, 2017.

The provider is located at 4130 HUECO AVE. EL PASO, TX 79903 and the phone number is (915) 562-2222.

Midwife with taxonomy code 176B00000X.