JOAN C FARO M.D.
NPI 1083756738
Internal Medicine in Port Jefferson, NY

NPI Status: Active since February 12, 2007

Contact Information

75 N COUNTRY RD
PORT JEFFERSON, NY
ZIP 11777
Phone: (631) 476-2866
Fax: (631) 476-2874

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Individual
Female
Internal Medicine

About JOAN FARO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joan Faro, an internist established in Port Jefferson, New York with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1083756738 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X with license number 161131-1 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1083756738
Provider Name: JOAN C FARO M.D.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 75 N COUNTRY RD PORT JEFFERSON, NY 11777
Location Phone: (631) 476-2866
Location Fax: (631) 476-2874
Mailing Address: 20 BRANDYWINE DR SETAUKET, NY 11733
Mailing Phone: (631) 987-3210
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 02-12-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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An internist like Joan Faro 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.

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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: Internal Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 161131-1
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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 1083756738, 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 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 1083756738.