DR. GERALD I. SHUGOLL M.D.
NPI 1174598940
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Chevy Chase, MD

NPI Status: Active since February 23, 2006

Contact Information

5530 WISCONSIN AVE STE 700
CHEVY CHASE, MD
ZIP 20815
Phone: (301) 656-5050
Fax: (301) 654-4237

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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About GERALD SHUGOLL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gerald Shugoll, an internist established in Chevy Chase, Maryland with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174598940 assigned on February 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number D0014116 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1174598940
Provider Name: DR. GERALD I. SHUGOLL M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 5530 WISCONSIN AVE STE 700 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815
Location Phone: (301) 656-5050
Location Fax: (301) 654-4237
Mailing Address: 5530 WISCONSIN AVE STE 700 CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815
Mailing Phone: (301) 654-0142
Mailing Fax: (301) 654-4237
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-23-2006
Last Update Date: 09-30-2019
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An internist like Gerald Shugoll 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 Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: D0014116
License State: MD
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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 1174598940, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 8 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1174598940.