E SCOTT MACOMBER MD PC
NPI 1215202973
Specialist in Albany, NY

NPI Status: Active since March 14, 2012

Contact Information

1365 WASHINGTON AVE
SUITE 200
ALBANY, NY
ZIP 12206
Phone: (518) 438-0505
Fax: (518) 438-4517

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Authorized Official
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About E SCOTT MACOMBER MD PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for E Scott Macomber Md Pc, a provider established in Albany, New York operating as a Specialist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215202973 assigned on March 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 174400000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 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. E. Scott Macomber M.d. (President)

NPI: 1215202973
Provider Name: E SCOTT MACOMBER MD PC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1365 WASHINGTON AVE SUITE 200 ALBANY, NY 12206
Location Phone: (518) 438-0505
Location Fax: (518) 438-4517
Mailing Address: 1365 WASHINGTON AVE SUITE 200 ALBANY, NY 12206
Mailing Phone: (518) 438-0505
Mailing Fax: (518) 438-4517
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-14-2012
Last Update Date: 03-14-2012
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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: Specialist
Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
Type: Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

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. E. SCOTT MACOMBER M.D.
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (518) 438-0505

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 1215202973, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 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 1 → 2 2 → 4 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1215202973.