WILLIAM HOLT SANDERS MD PC
NPI 1194782227
Urology in Atlanta, GA

NPI Status: Active since May 01, 2006

Contact Information

980 JOHNSON FERRY RD NE
STE 490
ATLANTA, GA
ZIP 30342
Phone: (404) 257-0133
Fax: (404) 207-1337

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Urology

About WILLIAM HOLT SANDERS MD PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for William Holt Sanders Md Pc, a provider established in Atlanta, Georgia operating as a Urology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1194782227 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208800000X with license number 037669 (GA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. William Holt Sanders Md (Owner)

NPI: 1194782227
Provider Name: WILLIAM HOLT SANDERS MD PC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 980 JOHNSON FERRY RD NE STE 490 ATLANTA, GA 30342
Location Phone: (404) 257-0133
Location Fax: (404) 207-1337
Mailing Address: 3340 PEACHTREE RD NE STE 600 ATLANTA, GA 30326
Mailing Phone: (404) 266-9876
Mailing Fax: (404) 207-1337
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-01-2006
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Urology
Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 037669
License State: GA
Taxonomy Description: A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area 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: DR. WILLIAM HOLT SANDERS MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (404) 257-0133

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 1194782227, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1194782227.