PULMONOLOGISTS, PC
NPI 1245270719
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in Gaithersburg, MD

NPI Status: Active since June 06, 2006

Contact Information

16220 S FREDERICK AVE
SUITE 213
GAITHERSBURG, MD
ZIP 20877
Phone: (301) 963-2770
Fax: (301) 258-0083

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • CLIA Number: 21D0688433
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-29-2027

About PULMONOLOGISTS, PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pulmonologists, Pc, an internist established in Gaithersburg, Maryland operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245270719 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 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 Mr. Ana Alvarez (Office Manager)

NPI
1245270719
Provider Name
PULMONOLOGISTS, PC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
16220 S FREDERICK AVE SUITE 213 GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877
Location Phone
(301) 963-2770
Location Fax
(301) 258-0083
Mailing Address
10605 CONCORD ST STE 500 KENSINGTON, MD 20895
Mailing Phone
(301) 942-2977
Mailing Fax
(301) 258-0083
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-06-2006
Last Update Date
12-04-2024
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An internist like Pulmonologists, Pc 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 State
MD
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

MR. ANA ALVAREZ

Authorized Official Title
OFFICE MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone
(301) 942-2977

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
21D0688433
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
October 30, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
October 29, 2027
Laboratory Director
STEVEN T. KARIYA
Certificate Type
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Pulmonologists, Pc after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1245270719, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 7 + 0 + 7 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1245270719.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245270719, enumerated as an "organization" on June 06, 2006.

The provider is located at 16220 S FREDERICK AVE SUITE 213 GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877 and the phone number is (301) 963-2770.

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