Bethany Freeling, L.M.
Bethany Freeling, L.M. is a provider specialising in Midwife in Richmond, CA, registered under NPI 1003353491. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Richmond, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 20, 2026. Parking is available about 0.37 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 835 ft away, served by Arlington Boulevard & Solano Avenue.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit Arlington Boulevard & Bernhard Avenue 591 ft ~3 min
Transit Arlington Boulevard & Bernhard Avenue 610 ft ~3 min
Transit Arlington Boulevard & Solano Avenue 835 ft ~4 min
Parking 1,029 ft ~4 min
Convenience Stop and Go Market 0.21 mi ~5 min
Parking Alvarado Staging Area 0.34 mi ~7 min
Parking 0.37 mi ~8 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| LM245 | CA | Midwife primary |
This provider holds licence LM245 issued in CA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Midwife covers
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. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 176B00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003353491 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Last updated | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | L.M. |
| Practice address |
5971 RALSTON AVE Richmond, CA 94805 (510) 299-1983 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
Sum = 59 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.