BERGEN HAND SPECIALISTS, INC.
NPI 1053645150
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Hackensack, NJ

NPI Status: Active since September 23, 2009

Contact Information

25 PROSPECT AVE
SUITE #1
HACKENSACK, NJ
ZIP 07601
Phone: (201) 880-4200
Fax: (201) 880-4201

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery

About BERGEN HAND SPECIALISTS, INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bergen Hand Specialists, Inc., a provider established in Hackensack, New Jersey operating as a Orthopaedic Surgery, focusing in hand surgery . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1053645150 assigned on September 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207XS0106X with license number 25MA08394500 (NJ). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Angela Ylenia Giuffrida Md (Owner)

NPI: 1053645150
Provider Name: BERGEN HAND SPECIALISTS, INC.
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 25 PROSPECT AVE SUITE #1 HACKENSACK, NJ 07601
Location Phone: (201) 880-4200
Location Fax: (201) 880-4201
Mailing Address: 25 PROSPECT AVE SUITE #1 HACKENSACK, NJ 07601
Mailing Phone: (201) 880-4200
Mailing Fax: (201) 880-4201
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-23-2009
Last Update Date: 09-23-2009
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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: Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 25MA08394500
License State: NJ
Taxonomy Description: An orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area 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. ANGELA YLENIA GIUFFRIDA MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (201) 880-4200

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 1053645150, we treat the final digit (0) 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 40. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (40 - 40 = 0).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 40

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

The next multiple of ten after 40 is 40. The difference is the calculated check digit.

40 - 40 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1053645150.