CRESCENT MEDICAL PC
NPI 1063866838
Family Medicine in Jamaica, NY

NPI Status: Active since April 19, 2016

Contact Information

10825 MERRICK BLVD
JAMAICA, NY
ZIP 11433
Phone: (718) 658-9700
Fax: (718) 658-9703

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

Organization
Family Medicine

About CRESCENT MEDICAL PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Crescent Medical Pc, a primary care provider established in Jamaica, New York operating as a Family Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1063866838 assigned on April 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Q00000X with license number 115662 (NY). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 10 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 Samuel Roy Walters Md (Owner)

NPI: 1063866838
Provider Name: CRESCENT MEDICAL PC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 10825 MERRICK BLVD JAMAICA, NY 11433
Location Phone: (718) 658-9700
Location Fax: (718) 658-9703
Mailing Address: 10825 MERRICK BLVD JAMAICA, NY 11433
Mailing Phone: (718) 658-9700
Mailing Fax: (718) 658-9703
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-19-2016
Last Update Date: 04-19-2016
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Crescent Medical Pc sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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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: Family Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 115662
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

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: SAMUEL ROY WALTERS MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (718) 658-9700

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 1063866838, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1063866838.