DR. REBECCA LYNN ALTSCHUL M.D.
NPI 1235371881
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since March 28, 2009

Contact Information

506 SIXTH STREET
BUCKLEY 2
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11215
Phone: (718) 780-5664
Fax: (718) 780-3930

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease

About REBECCA ALTSCHUL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Rebecca Altschul, an internist established in Brooklyn, New York with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235371881 assigned on March 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number 261996 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI
1235371881
Provider Name
DR. REBECCA LYNN ALTSCHUL M.D.
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
506 SIXTH STREET BUCKLEY 2 BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Location Phone
(718) 780-5664
Location Fax
(718) 780-3930
Mailing Address
506 SIXTH STREET BUCKLEY 2 BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Mailing Phone
(718) 780-5664
Mailing Fax
(718) 780-3930
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
03-28-2009
Last Update Date
07-21-2022
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An internist like Rebecca Altschul 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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Secondary Locations

  • 121 Dekalb Ave 2nd Floor, Cardiology
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
    (718) 250-8265

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 Cardiovascular Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RC0000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
261996
License State
NY
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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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 1235371881, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
1
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 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7

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 + 7 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1235371881.

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Emergency Medicine
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BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Physician Assistant
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BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Physician Assistant
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Physician Assistant
506 SIXTH STREET, NYM HOSPITAL DEPT. OF CARDIOLOGY
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
506 SIXTH STREET, NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Pharmacist (Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist)
506 SIXTH STREET, PHARMACY DEPT
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Nuclear Medicine
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BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
506 SIXTH STREET, NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology)
506 SIXTH STREET, NEWYORK METHODIST HOSPITAL,
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
506 SIXTH STREET, NY METHODIST - PATHOLOGY DEPT. - CARRINGTON FLOOR 2
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Emergency Medicine
506 SIXTH STREET, THE METHODIST HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Dentist (Endodontics)
506 SIXTH STREET, NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
506 SIXTH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
506 SIXTH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Emergency Medicine
506 SIXTH STREET, THE METHODIST HOSPITAL
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Specialist
506 SIXTH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Physician Assistant
506 SIXTH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11215
Physician Assistant (Medical)
506 SIXTH STREET
BROOKLYN, NY 11215

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1235371881, enumerated as an "individual" on March 28, 2009.

The provider is located at 506 SIXTH STREET BUCKLEY 2 BROOKLYN, NY 11215 and the phone number is (718) 780-5664.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.