DR. ROBERT ANTHONY GASSER JR. MD
NPI 1245324839
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Washington, DC

NPI Status: Active since October 03, 2006

Contact Information

WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MCHL-MAO-C
6900 GEORGIA AVE., NW
WASHINGTON, DC
ZIP 20307
Phone: (202) 782-5592

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease

About ROBERT GASSER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Robert Gasser, an internist established in Washington, District Of Columbia with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245324839 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X with license number 15694 (DC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI
1245324839
Provider Name
DR. ROBERT ANTHONY GASSER JR. MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MCHL-MAO-C 6900 GEORGIA AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20307
Location Phone
(202) 782-5592
Mailing Address
WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MCHL-MAO-C 6900 GEORGIA AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20307
Mailing Phone
(202) 782-5592
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
10-03-2006
Last Update Date
07-08-2007
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An internist like Robert Gasser 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 Infectious Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RI0200X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
15694
License State
DC
Taxonomy Description
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

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)
1207RI0200XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease

140260 (NY)

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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 1245324839, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
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 3 → 6 4 → 8 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 6 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1245324839.

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WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MCHL-MAO-C, 6900 GEORGIA AVE., NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20307

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245324839, enumerated as an "individual" on October 03, 2006.

The provider is located at WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MCHL-MAO-C 6900 GEORGIA AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20307 and the phone number is (202) 782-5592.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RI0200X and a focus in Infectious Disease.