AMERICAN OPTICAL AND CONTACT LENSES
NPI 1144661109
Clinic/Center in Silver Spring, MD
NPI Status: Active since July 07, 2013
Contact Information
8650 GEORGIA AVE
SILVER SPRING, MD
ZIP 20910
Phone: (301) 589-7474
Fax: (301) 589-7159
- Organization
- Clinic/Center
- CLIA Number: 21D2001178
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 12-13-2025
About AMERICAN OPTICAL AND CONTACT LENSES
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for American Optical And Contact Lenses, a provider established in Silver Spring, Maryland operating as a Clinic/center. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1144661109 assigned on July 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261Q00000X with license number 0101052346 (VA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 10 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Hameed Peracha Md (Owner)
- NPI
- 1144661109
- Provider Name
- AMERICAN OPTICAL AND CONTACT LENSES
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 8650 GEORGIA AVE SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
- Location Phone
- (301) 589-7474
- Location Fax
- (301) 589-7159
- Mailing Address
- 3400 PAYNE ST STE 200 FALLS CHURCH, VA 22041
- Mailing Phone
- (703) 820-0804
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 07-07-2013
- Last Update Date
- 09-09-2016
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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
Clinic/Center
- Taxonomy Code
- 261Q00000X
- Type
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
- License No.
- 0101052346
- License State
- VA
- Taxonomy Description
- A facility or distinct part of one used for the diagnosis and treatment of outpatients. Clinic/Center is irregularly defined, sometimes being limited to organizations serving specialized treatment requirements or distinct patient/client groups (e.g., radiology, poor, and public health).
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
- 21D2001178
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- December 14, 2023
- Certificate Expiration Date
- December 13, 2025
- Laboratory Director
- LEEROY CLARKE
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to American Optical And Contact Lenses to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1144661109, 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 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1144661109, enumerated as an "organization" on July 07, 2013.
The provider is located at 8650 GEORGIA AVE SILVER SPRING, MD 20910 and the phone number is (301) 589-7474.
Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261Q00000X.
