DR. BILL GUS KORTESIS M.D.
NPI 1316122575
Plastic Surgery in Winston Salem, NC

NPI Status: Active since January 07, 2008

Contact Information

MEDICAL CENTER BLVD
DEPT. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
WINSTON SALEM, NC
ZIP 27157
Phone: (336) 713-4372

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About BILL KORTESIS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bill Kortesis, a provider established in Winston Salem, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Plastic Surgery. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1316122575 assigned on January 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208200000X with license number 117665 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1316122575
Provider Name: DR. BILL GUS KORTESIS M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: MEDICAL CENTER BLVD DEPT. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
Location Phone: (336) 713-4372
Mailing Address: MEDICAL CENTER BLVD DEPT. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
Mailing Phone: (336) 713-4372
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-07-2008
Last Update Date: 01-07-2008
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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: Plastic Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 117665
License State: NC
Taxonomy Description: A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.

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 1316122575, we treat the final digit (5) 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 1 → 2 1 → 2 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1316122575.