Vern Christensen, DPM
Vern Christensen, DPM is a provider specialising in Foot Surgery Podiatrist in Amory, MS, registered under NPI 1083674378.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1107 EARL FRYE BLVD SUITE 1, Amory, MS 38821. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 80149 | MS | Foot Surgery Podiatrist primary |
This provider holds licence 80149 issued in MS. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Podiatry
- PAC ID
- 1355397076
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Podiatry. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Foot Surgery covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 213ES0131X
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 | 1083674378 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Last updated | Dec 13, 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | DPM |
| Practice address |
1107 EARL FRYE BLVD SUITE 1 Amory, MS 38821 (662) 257-2357 Fax (662) 257-2399 |
| Other identifiers |
480035262
· RR GROUP PROVIDER # (MI) 0119847 (MS) |
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 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Sum = 62 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
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.