DR. JOSEPH THOMAS HICKEN DDS MS
NPI 1154439552
Dentist - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in Wilmette, IL
NPI Status: Active since August 26, 2006
Contact Information
723 RIDGE ROAD
WILMETTE, IL
ZIP 60091
Phone: (847) 251-3274
Fax: (847) 251-0700
- Individual
- Male
- Dentist
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
About JOSEPH HICKEN
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joseph Hicken, a provider established in Wilmette, Illinois with a medical specialization in Dentist, focusing in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154439552 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1223X0400X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.
- NPI
- 1154439552
- Provider Name
- DR. JOSEPH THOMAS HICKEN DDS MS
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 723 RIDGE ROAD WILMETTE, IL 60091
- Location Phone
- (847) 251-3274
- Location Fax
- (847) 251-0700
- Mailing Address
- 723 RIDGE ROAD WILMETTE, IL 60091
- Mailing Phone
- (847) 251-3274
- Mailing Fax
- (847) 251-0700
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-26-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-11-2025
- Code Navigator
A dentist like Joseph Hicken is a skilled in and licensed provider that diagnoses and treats problems with patients teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. Dentists educate patients on how to take care of the teeth and gums and provide information on diet choices that affect oral health. Dentists must be licensed in the state in which they work.
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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
Dentist Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Taxonomy Code
- 1223X0400X
- Type
- Dental Providers
- License State
- IL
- Taxonomy Description
- That area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 122300000X | Dental Providers | Dentist | (IL) |
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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 1154439552, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).
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 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1154439552, enumerated as an "individual" on August 26, 2006.
The provider is located at 723 RIDGE ROAD WILMETTE, IL 60091 and the phone number is (847) 251-3274.
Dentist with taxonomy code 1223X0400X and a focus in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
