PRESTIGE PULMONARY CONSULTANTS INC
NPI 1295370351
Internal Medicine - Critical Care Medicine in Monterey Park, CA

NPI Status: Active since November 13, 2019

Contact Information

500 N GARFIELD AVE STE 204
MONTEREY PARK, CA
ZIP 91754
Phone: (626) 280-4393
Fax: (626) 280-5379

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
Critical Care Medicine

About PRESTIGE PULMONARY CONSULTANTS INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Prestige Pulmonary Consultants Inc, an internist established in Monterey Park, California operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in critical care medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1295370351 assigned on November 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. Prestige Pulmonary Consultants Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Stephen P Chen Md (Owner)

NPI: 1295370351
Provider Name: PRESTIGE PULMONARY CONSULTANTS INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 500 N GARFIELD AVE STE 204 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
Location Phone: (626) 280-4393
Location Fax: (626) 280-5379
Mailing Address: 500 N GARFIELD AVE STE 204 MONTEREY PARK, CA 91754
Mailing Phone: (626) 280-4393
Mailing Fax: (626) 280-5379
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-13-2019
Last Update Date: 04-20-2020
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An internist like Prestige Pulmonary Consultants Inc 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 Critical Care Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0200X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.

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	207RP1001X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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: STEPHEN P CHEN MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (626) 379-3790

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 1295370351, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 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 1295370351.