JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1144291899
General Acute Care Hospital in Columbia, MD

NPI Status: Active since January 31, 2006

Contact Information

5755 CEDAR LN
COLUMBIA, MD
ZIP 21044
Phone: (410) 740-7890
Fax: (410) 740-7610

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 21D0214620
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 02-27-2027

About JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center, a provider established in Columbia, Maryland operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1144291899 assigned on January 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number 13-004 (MD). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Mohammed S Ahmed (President/ceo)

NPI
1144291899
Provider Legal Name
HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC,
Other Organization Name
JOHNS HOPKINS HOWARD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
5755 CEDAR LN COLUMBIA, MD 21044
Location Phone
(410) 740-7890
Location Fax
(410) 740-7610
Mailing Address
5755 CEDAR LANE COLUMBIA, MD 21044
Mailing Phone
(410) 740-7890
Mailing Fax
(410) 740-7610
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-31-2006
Last Update Date
06-14-2023
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
13-004
License State
MD
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

DR. MOHAMMED S AHMED

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT/CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(410) 740-7890

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
104404400MEDICAID (05)MD 

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
21D0214620
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
February 28, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
February 27, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. JEFFREY D. PINCO
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1144291899, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
9
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 2 → 4 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 4 + 9 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1144291899.

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Hospitalist
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Psychiatry & Neurology (Clinical Neurophysiology)
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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1144291899, enumerated as an "organization" on January 31, 2006.

The provider is located at 5755 CEDAR LN COLUMBIA, MD 21044 and the phone number is (410) 740-7890.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.