Lauren Heller, CNM
Lauren Heller, CNM is a provider specialising in Midwife in Baton Rouge, LA, registered under NPI 1912566233.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 202039 | LA | Midwife primary |
This provider holds licence 202039 issued in LA. 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 - Certified Nurse Midwife (cnm)
- PAC ID
- 3870823222
- Enrollment ID
- I20190926003223
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Certified Nurse Midwife (cnm). 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 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 | 1912566233 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Last updated | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | CNM |
| Practice address |
17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR Baton Rouge, LA 70816 (225) 752-2470 |
| Mailing address |
17536 BLACKWATER RD Zachary, LA 70791 |
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 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Sum = 57 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 3 · actual last digit = 3
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.