PULMONARY MEDICINE
NPI 1215161906
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in Las Vegas, NV

NPI Status: Active since May 08, 2009

Contact Information

6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST
STE 4
LAS VEGAS, NV
ZIP 89148
Phone: (702) 739-9518

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonary Disease

About PULMONARY MEDICINE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pulmonary Medicine, an internist established in Las Vegas, Nevada operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215161906 assigned on May 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X with license number 4051 (NV). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 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 provider's is doing business as Pulmonary Medicine. The authorized official of this NPI record is Kusum Desai Md (Owner)

NPI
1215161906
Provider Legal Name
KUSUM DIPAK DESAI MD CHARTERED
Other Organization Name
PULMONARY MEDICINE
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST STE 4 LAS VEGAS, NV 89148
Location Phone
(702) 739-9518
Mailing Address
9811 W CHARLESTON BLVD STE 2857 LAS VEGAS, NV 89117
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
05-08-2009
Last Update Date
02-19-2010
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An internist like Pulmonary Medicine 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 Pulmonary Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RP1001X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
4051
License State
NV
Taxonomy Description
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.

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

KUSUM DESAI MD

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(702) 306-4691

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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 1215161906, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
6
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 1 → 2 1 → 2 1 → 2 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 9 + 0 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1215161906.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 3 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Ophthalmology
6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST, SUITE 100
LAS VEGAS, NV 89148
Clinic/Center (Ophthalmologic Surgery)
6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST, #100
LAS VEGAS, NV 89148
Specialist
6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST, SUITE 100
LAS VEGAS, NV 89148

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1215161906, enumerated as an "organization" on May 08, 2009.

The provider is located at 6450 MEDICAL CENTER ST STE 4 LAS VEGAS, NV 89148 and the phone number is (702) 739-9518.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RP1001X and a focus in Pulmonary Disease.