INSTITUTO MEDICO FAMILIAR INC
NPI 1205948817
Legal Medicine in Canovanas, PR

NPI Status: Active since August 31, 2006

Contact Information

58 CALLE CORCHADO
CANOVANAS, PR
ZIP 00729
Phone: (787) 256-2015
Fax: (787) 256-5043

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About INSTITUTO MEDICO FAMILIAR INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Instituto Medico Familiar Inc, a provider established in Canovanas, Puerto Rico operating as a Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205948817 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 173000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Instituto Medico Familiar Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Oscar Garcia Md (Presidente)

NPI
1205948817
Provider Name
INSTITUTO MEDICO FAMILIAR INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
58 CALLE CORCHADO CANOVANAS, PR 00729
Location Phone
(787) 256-2015
Location Fax
(787) 256-5043
Mailing Address
PO BOX 1674 CANOVANAS, PR 00729
Mailing Phone
(787) 256-2015
Mailing Fax
(787) 256-5043
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-31-2006
Last Update Date
07-21-2022
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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

Legal Medicine

Taxonomy Code
173000000X
Type
Other Service Providers
License State
PR
Taxonomy Description
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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. OSCAR GARCIA MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENTE
Authorized Official Phone
(787) 256-2015

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
3413OTHER (01)PRPROVIDER

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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 1205948817, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
7
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 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 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 1205948817.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 4 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Clinic/Center (Primary Care)
58 CALLE CORCHADO
CANOVANAS, PR 00729
Clinic/Center (Health Service)
58 CALLE CORCHADO
CANOVANAS, PR 00729
General Practice
58 CALLE CORCHADO
CANOVANAS, PR 00729
Legal Medicine
58 CALLE CORCHADO
CANOVANAS, PR 00729

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1205948817, enumerated as an "organization" on August 31, 2006.

The provider is located at 58 CALLE CORCHADO CANOVANAS, PR 00729 and the phone number is (787) 256-2015.

Legal Medicine with taxonomy code 173000000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.