SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL
NPI 1265303291
Internal Medicine in Evanston, IL

NPI Status: Active since September 15, 2025

Contact Information

311 RIDGE AVE UNIT 1
EVANSTON, IL
ZIP 60202
Phone: (301) 835-8427

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • CLIA Number: 14D0417762
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 02-27-2027

About SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Saint Francis Hospital, an internist established in Evanston, Illinois operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1265303291 assigned on September 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year 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 Rushel Chowhan Md (Resident Physician)

NPI
1265303291
Provider Name
SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
311 RIDGE AVE UNIT 1 EVANSTON, IL 60202
Location Phone
(301) 835-8427
Mailing Address
311 RIDGE AVE UNIT 1 EVANSTON, IL 60202
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-15-2025
Last Update Date
09-15-2025
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An internist like Saint Francis Hospital 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

Taxonomy Code
207R00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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

RUSHEL CHOWHAN MD

Authorized Official Title
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Authorized Official Phone
(301) 835-8427

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
14D0417762
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
February 28, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
February 27, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. JANIS M. ATKINSON
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Saint Francis Hospital on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha 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 1265303291, 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 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
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
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 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1265303291.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1265303291, enumerated as an "organization" on September 15, 2025.

The provider is located at 311 RIDGE AVE UNIT 1 EVANSTON, IL 60202 and the phone number is (301) 835-8427.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.