DR. DAVID LIM MD PHD
NPI 1235340308
General Acute Care Hospital in San Francisco, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 24, 2007

Contact Information

400 PARNASSUS AVE BOX 0378
AMBULATORY CARE CENTER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ZIP 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2119

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • General Acute Care Hospital

About DAVID LIM

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for David Lim, a provider established in San Francisco, California with a medical specialization in General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235340308 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number A96161 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI
1235340308
Provider Name
DR. DAVID LIM MD PHD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
400 PARNASSUS AVE BOX 0378 AMBULATORY CARE CENTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Location Phone
(415) 353-2119
Mailing Address
1650 OWENS ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94158
Mailing Phone
(415) 734-4886
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
05-24-2007
Last Update Date
07-09-2008
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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

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
A96161
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1261QM2500XAmbulatory Health Care Facilities

Clinic/Center
Medical Specialty

A96161 (CA)

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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 1235340308, we treat the final digit (8) 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 8).

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
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
8
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 3 → 6 3 → 6 0 → 0 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1235340308.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1235340308, enumerated as an "individual" on May 24, 2007.

The provider is located at 400 PARNASSUS AVE BOX 0378 AMBULATORY CARE CENTER SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 and the phone number is (415) 353-2119.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.