Caroline Ukachukwu, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Caroline Ukachukwu, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a provider specialising in Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit in Houston, TX, registered under NPI 1710224647. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 6565 FANNIN ST. MGJ. SUIT 11 THE METHODIST HOSPITAL, MARY GIBBS, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 578560 | TX | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit primary |
This provider holds licence 578560 issued in TX. 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
- Order And Referring Only - Nurse Practitioner
- PAC ID
- 0446540975
- Enrollment ID
- I20160613000001
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Order And Referring Only - Nurse Practitioner. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit covers
A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 275N00000X
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 | 1710224647 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Last updated | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | NURSE PRACTITIONER |
| Practice address |
6565 FANNIN ST. MGJ. SUIT 11 THE METHODIST HOSPITAL, MARY GIBBS Houston, TX 77030 (713) 441-1032 |
| Mailing address |
6565 FANNIN ST. MGJ. SUIT 11, THE METHODIST HOSPITAL MARY GIBBS Houston, TX 77030 |
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 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Sum = 63 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 7 · actual last digit = 7
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.