VALLEY HEALTHCARE
NPI 1972430098
Registered Nurse - Wound Care in Silver Spring, MD

NPI Status: Active since May 05, 2026

Contact Information

10770 COLUMBIA PIKE STE 300
SILVER SPRING, MD
ZIP 20901
Phone: (227) 277-6093

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Registered Nurse
Wound Care

About VALLEY HEALTHCARE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Valley Healthcare, a provider established in Silver Spring, Maryland operating as a Registered Nurse, focusing in wound care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972430098 assigned on May 2026. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WW0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated May 2026. Valley Healthcare operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Miss Esther Mbugua (Manager)

NPI: 1972430098
Provider Name: VALLEY HEALTHCARE
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE STE 300 SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
Location Phone: (227) 277-6093
Mailing Address: 10770 COLUMBIA PIKE STE 300 SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
Mailing Phone: (227) 277-6093
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-05-2026
Last Update Date: 05-05-2026
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A registered nurse (RN) like Valley Healthcare coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse Wound Care
Taxonomy Code: 163WW0000X
Type: Nursing Service Providers

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
1	163W00000X	Nursing Service Providers	Registered Nurse
2	163WX0200X	Nursing Service Providers	Registered Nurse Oncology
3	251F00000X	Agencies	Home Infusion

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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: MISS ESTHER MBUGUA
Authorized Official Title: MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (227) 277-6093

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 1972430098, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 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 1972430098.