SMILES BY ALEX
NPI 1164971792
Dentist - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Fountain Valley, CA

NPI Status: Active since September 23, 2016

Contact Information

8884 WARNER AVE
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
ZIP 92708
Phone: (714) 962-2788

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  • Dentist
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

About SMILES BY ALEX

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Smiles By Alex, a provider established in Fountain Valley, California operating as a Dentist, focusing in oral and maxillofacial surgery . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1164971792 assigned on September 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1223S0112X with license number 55846 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. Smiles By Alex operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Smiles By Alex. The authorized official of this NPI record is Luong Nguyen D.d.s (Owner)

NPI
1164971792
Provider Legal Name
LUONG NGUYEN DMD INC.
Other Organization Name
SMILES BY ALEX
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
8884 WARNER AVE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Location Phone
(714) 962-2788
Mailing Address
8884 WARNER AVE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-23-2016
Last Update Date
02-02-2017
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A dentist like Smiles By Alex 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 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Taxonomy Code
1223S0112X
Type
Dental Providers
License No.
55846
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
An oral and maxillofacial surgery dentist specialized in the diagnosis, surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

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

LUONG NGUYEN D.D.S

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(714) 962-2788

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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 1164971792, 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
2
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 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 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 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1164971792.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1164971792, enumerated as an "organization" on September 23, 2016.

The provider is located at 8884 WARNER AVE FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708 and the phone number is (714) 962-2788.

Dentist with taxonomy code 1223S0112X and a focus in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.