JOSHUA SHANE COOKE FNP-C
NPI 1962338319
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Spruce Pine, NC

NPI Status: Active since June 23, 2026

Contact Information

88 HOSPITAL DR
SPRUCE PINE, NC
ZIP 28777
Phone: (828) 765-6101

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Individual
Male
Nurse Practitioner
Family

About JOSHUA COOKE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joshua Cooke, a provider established in Spruce Pine, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1962338319 assigned on June 2026. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number 5024726 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated June 2026.

NPI: 1962338319
Provider Name: JOSHUA SHANE COOKE FNP-C
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 88 HOSPITAL DR SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
Location Phone: (828) 765-6101
Mailing Address: 427 GAGE BRANCH RD BAKERSVILLE, NC 28705
Mailing Phone: (828) 467-1373
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-23-2026
Last Update Date: 06-23-2026

A nurse practitioner (NP) like Joshua Cooke 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.: 5024726
License State: NC

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 1962338319, 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1962338319.