DR. MORRIS GREG ELAM M.D.
NPI 1275770224
Legal Medicine in Nashville, TN
NPI Status: Active since January 13, 2009
Contact Information
1425 ELM HILL PIKE
NASHVILLE, TN
ZIP 37210
Phone: (615) 353-1888
Fax: (615) 256-1890
- Individual
- Male
- Legal Medicine
About MORRIS ELAM
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Morris Elam, a provider established in Nashville, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1275770224 assigned on January 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 209800000X with license number MD17513 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 17 years ago.
- NPI
- 1275770224
- Provider Name
- DR. MORRIS GREG ELAM M.D.
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 1425 ELM HILL PIKE NASHVILLE, TN 37210
- Location Phone
- (615) 353-1888
- Location Fax
- (615) 256-1890
- Mailing Address
- 1425 ELM HILL PIKE NASHVILLE, TN 37210
- Mailing Phone
- (615) 353-1888
- Mailing Fax
- (615) 256-1890
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 01-13-2009
- Last Update Date
- 01-13-2009
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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
Legal Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 209800000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- MD17513
- License State
- TN
- Taxonomy Description
- Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
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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 1275770224, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1275770224, enumerated as an "individual" on January 13, 2009.
The provider is located at 1425 ELM HILL PIKE NASHVILLE, TN 37210 and the phone number is (615) 353-1888.
Legal Medicine with taxonomy code 209800000X.
