ENT OF SOUTH ATLANTA
NPI 1245385806
Otolaryngology in East Point, GA

NPI Status: Active since January 24, 2007

Contact Information

1136 CLEVELAND AVE
SUITE 300
EAST POINT, GA
ZIP 30344
Phone: (404) 768-9350
Fax: (404) 768-2530

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  • Organization
  • Otolaryngology
  • Accepts Insurance

About ENT OF SOUTH ATLANTA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ent Of South Atlanta, a provider established in East Point, Georgia operating as a Otolaryngology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245385806 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Y00000X with license number 043205 (GA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 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 provider's is doing business as Ent Of South Atlanta. The authorized official of this NPI record is Pia M Berks (Billing Manager)

NPI
1245385806
Provider Legal Name
JAMES K. FORTSON, M.D., P.C.
Other Organization Name
ENT OF SOUTH ATLANTA
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1136 CLEVELAND AVE SUITE 300 EAST POINT, GA 30344
Location Phone
(404) 768-9350
Location Fax
(404) 768-2530
Mailing Address
PO BOX 838 TUCKER, GA 30085
Mailing Phone
(404) 768-9350
Mailing Fax
(404) 768-2530
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-24-2007
Last Update Date
01-03-2013
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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

Otolaryngology

Taxonomy Code
207Y00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
043205
License State
GA
Taxonomy Description
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clarity Silver - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Clear Silver with $0 Insulin Options - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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

PIA M BERKS

Authorized Official Title
BILLING MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone
(770) 378-2449

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
000738603JMEDICAID (05)GA 
GRP6179MEDICARE PIN (08)GA 

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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 1245385806, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
6
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 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0

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 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1245385806.

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The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

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Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
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EAST POINT, GA 30344
Specialist
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 208
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
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EAST POINT, GA 30344
Specialist
1136 CLEVELAND AVE
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Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 519
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Dentist
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 202
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 608
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Podiatrist
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 305
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Nephrology)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 500
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Hematology & Oncology)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 611
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 600
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 208
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 300
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Nephrology)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, STE 305
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Otolaryngology
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 300
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Specialist
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 208
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, SUITE 410
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Obstetrics & Gynecology
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, 317
EAST POINT, GA 30344
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
1136 CLEVELAND AVE, STE#209
EAST POINT, GA 30344

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245385806, enumerated as an "organization" on January 24, 2007.

The provider is located at 1136 CLEVELAND AVE SUITE 300 EAST POINT, GA 30344 and the phone number is (404) 768-9350.

Otolaryngology with taxonomy code 207Y00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.