MARK D. WEWERS MD
NPI 1245344860
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in Columbus, OH

NPI Status: Active since August 19, 2006

Contact Information

2050 KENNY RD STE 2200
COLUMBUS, OH
ZIP 43221
Phone: (614) 293-4925
Fax: (614) 293-5503

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

About MARK WEWERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mark Wewers, an internist established in Columbus, Ohio with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245344860 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X with license number 35053550 (OH). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1245344860
Provider Name: MARK D. WEWERS MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2050 KENNY RD STE 2200 COLUMBUS, OH 43221
Location Phone: (614) 293-4925
Location Fax: (614) 293-5503
Mailing Address: 700 ACKERMAN RD STE 2120 COLUMBUS, OH 43202
Mailing Phone: (614) 293-4925
Mailing Fax: (614) 293-5503
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-19-2006
Last Update Date: 02-22-2021
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An internist like Mark Wewers 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 No.: 35053550
License State: OH
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.

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)
1	207RC0200X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine	35053550 (OH)

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 1245344860, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 4 → 8 3 → 6 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3

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 + 4 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1245344860.