WENCESLAUS C OKONKWO PCA
NPI 1982969689
Home Health Aide in Washington, DC

NPI Status: Active since July 09, 2012

Contact Information

1420 K STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC
ZIP 20005
Phone: (202) 293-2931
Fax: (202) 293-3480

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Individual
Female
Home Health Aide

About WENCESLAUS OKONKWO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wenceslaus Okonkwo, a provider established in Washington, District Of Columbia with a medical specialization in Home Health Aide. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982969689 assigned on July 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 374U00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1982969689
Provider Name: WENCESLAUS C OKONKWO PCA
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1420 K STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Location Phone: (202) 293-2931
Location Fax: (202) 293-3480
Mailing Address: 1420 K STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Mailing Phone: (202) 293-2931
Mailing Fax: (202) 293-3480
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-09-2012
Last Update Date: 07-09-2012
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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: Home Health Aide
Taxonomy Code: 374U00000X
Type: Nursing Service Related Providers
Taxonomy Description: A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.

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 1982969689, 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 81. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 81 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 81

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

The next multiple of ten after 81 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.

90 - 81 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1982969689.