Barbara Wechsler, MD
Barbara Wechsler, MD is a Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician in Houston, TX, registered under NPI 1578595658.
Getting there
The practice address on file is TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 6621 FANNIN WEST TOWER 21ST FLOOR RM 329, Houston, TX 77030. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 35085108 | OH | Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine… primary |
This provider holds licence 35085108 issued in OH. 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 Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine covers
A physiatrist who utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments including related or secondary medical, physical, functional, psychosocial and vocational limitations or conditions, with an understanding of the life course of disability. This physician is trained in the identification of functional capabilities and selection of the best of rehabilitation intervention strategies, with an understanding of the continuum of care. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2081P0010X
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 | 1578595658 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Last updated | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | MD |
| Practice address |
TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 6621 FANNIN WEST TOWER 21ST FLOOR RM 329 Houston, TX 77030 (832) 826-6106 Fax (832) 825-5242 |
| Mailing address |
4619 BRAEBURN DR Bellaire, TX 77401 |
| Other identifiers |
191978902
· Medicaid (TX) 191978903 · Medicaid (TX) 2519993 · Medicaid (OH) |
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 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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.