THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY CENTER OF GA, PC
NPI 1083739437
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Atlanta, GA

NPI Status: Active since March 21, 2007

Contact Information

980 JOHNSON FERRY RD NE
SUITE 1020
ATLANTA, GA
ZIP 30342
Phone: (404) 255-0226
Fax: (404) 256-8970

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Orthopaedic Surgery
Hand Surgery
Accepts Insurance

About THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY CENTER OF GA, PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for The Hand And Upper Extremity Center Of Ga, Pc, a provider established in Atlanta, Georgia operating as a Orthopaedic Surgery, focusing in hand surgery . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1083739437 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207XS0106X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year 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 Dawn Long (Administrator)

NPI: 1083739437
Provider Name: THE HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY CENTER OF GA, PC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 980 JOHNSON FERRY RD NE SUITE 1020 ATLANTA, GA 30342
Location Phone: (404) 255-0226
Location Fax: (404) 256-8970
Mailing Address: 980 JOHNSON FY RD NE STE 1020 ATLANTA, GA 30342
Mailing Phone: (404) 255-0226
Mailing Fax: (404) 256-8970
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-21-2007
Last Update Date: 09-16-2025
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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
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Alliant Health Plans, Inc.

SoloCare Bronze EPO $8500 DED HSA 10004 - EPO
SoloCare Exp Bronze EPO $9500 DED 10015 - EPO
SoloCare Gold EPO $1500 DED 10010 - EPO
SoloCare Silver EPO $5000 DED 10014 - EPO
SoloCare Silver EPO $6500 DED 10013 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Exp Bronze EPO $7500 DED 10008 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Gold EPO $2000 DED 10006 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Platinum EPO $0 DED 10005 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Silver EPO $6000 DED 10007 - EPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: DAWN LONG
Authorized Official Title: ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone: (404) 255-0226

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 1083739437, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 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 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1083739437.