CENTER FOR CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS
NPI 1043841059
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology in Fort Myers, FL

NPI Status: Active since January 29, 2020

Contact Information

9160 FORUM CORPORATE PKWY STE 350
FORT MYERS, FL
ZIP 33905
Phone: (239) 785-3200

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
Hematology & Oncology
CLIA Number: 09D2226901
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 06-03-2027

About CENTER FOR CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders, an internist established in Fort Myers, Florida operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in hematology & oncology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1043841059 assigned on January 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RH0003X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Vipul Patel Md (Owner/president)

NPI: 1043841059
Provider Legal Name: AMERICAN ONCOLOGY PARTNERS OF MARYLAND, PA
Other Organization Name: CENTER FOR CANCER & BLOOD DISORDERS
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 9160 FORUM CORPORATE PKWY STE 350 FORT MYERS, FL 33905
Location Phone: (239) 785-3200
Mailing Address: PO BOX 791523 BALTIMORE, MD 21279
Mailing Phone: (239) 432-8331
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-29-2020
Last Update Date: 11-02-2021
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An internist like Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

Location Map

Secondary Locations

6410 Rockledge Dr Ste 660
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 571-0019
19735 Germantown Rd Ste 255
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 571-0019
19520 Doctors Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 912-7645
106 Irving St NW Ste 418
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 726-0941
3140 Gracefield Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 779-5106
6510 Kenilworth Ave Ste 2100
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 779-5106
50 W Edmonston Dr Ste 600
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 424-1559
10750 Columbia Pike Ste 501
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 593-9035

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Internal Medicine Hematology & Oncology
Taxonomy Code: 207RH0003X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of the combination of hematology and oncology disorders. A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine WAS able to obtain a Certificate of Special Qualifications in the field of Hematology and Oncology. The Certificate is NO longer offered.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	207RH0000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Hematology
2	207RX0202X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: DR. VIPUL PATEL MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER/PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (239) 785-3200

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 09D2226901
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: June 04, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: June 03, 2027
Laboratory Director: DAYA S. SHARMA
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1043841059, we treat the final digit (9) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 9).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 51

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 51 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1043841059.