GRETCHEN ELIZABETH GRIMALDOS CRNA
NPI 1962740605
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Fairbanks, AK

NPI Status: Active since January 30, 2013

Contact Information

1650 COWLES ST
FAIRBANKS, AK
ZIP 99701
Phone: (907) 459-3500

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Accepts Insurance

About GRETCHEN GRIMALDOS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gretchen Grimaldos, a provider established in Fairbanks, Alaska with a medical specialization in Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1962740605 assigned on January 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 367500000X with license number 157081 (AK). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1962740605
Provider Name: GRETCHEN ELIZABETH GRIMALDOS CRNA
Other Name: GRETCHEN ELIZABETH GEEST CRNA
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1650 COWLES ST FAIRBANKS, AK 99701
Location Phone: (907) 459-3500
Mailing Address: PO BOX 73720 FAIRBANKS, AK 99707
Mailing Phone: (682) 885-1855
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-30-2013
Last Update Date: 12-18-2020
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Secondary Locations

801 7th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(682) 885-4054

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 Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Taxonomy Code: 367500000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 157081
License State: AK
Taxonomy Description: (1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	367500000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered	799878 (TX)

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska

Premera Blue Cross Alaska One Gold - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 5800 HSA - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 6350 - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Preferred Gold 1500 - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Preferred Silver 4500 - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Standard Bronze II - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Standard Gold - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Standard Silver - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Family Dental - PPO
Premera Blue Cross Pediatric Dental - PPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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 1962740605, we treat the final digit (5) 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5 0 → 0 0 → 0