METROPOLITAN HEALTH GROUP
NPI 1326180126
Legal Medicine in Baton Rouge, LA

NPI Status: Active since February 12, 2007

Contact Information

4550 NORTH BLVD
SUITE 100
BATON ROUGE, LA
ZIP 70806
Phone: (225) 926-3343
Fax: (225) 926-3346

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About METROPOLITAN HEALTH GROUP

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Metropolitan Health Group, a provider established in Baton Rouge, Louisiana operating as a Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1326180126 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 173000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Robert G. Harvey Jr. (President)

NPI
1326180126
Provider Name
METROPOLITAN HEALTH GROUP
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
4550 NORTH BLVD SUITE 100 BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Location Phone
(225) 926-3343
Location Fax
(225) 926-3346
Mailing Address
4550 NORTH BLVD SUITE 100 BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Mailing Phone
(225) 926-3343
Mailing Fax
(225) 926-3346
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-12-2007
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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
173000000X
Type
Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description
The specialty areas of medicine concerned with matters of, and relations with, substantive law and legal institutions; such as the conduct of medical examinations at crime scenes, performance of autopsies, giving of expert medical testimony in judicial proceedings, medical treatment of inmates of penal institutions, the practice of trauma medicine in law enforcement settings, and other clinical practice and medical science applications in the fields of law, law enforcement, and corrections.

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

MR. ROBERT G. HARVEY JR.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(504) 821-2574

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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 1326180126, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
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 2 → 4 1 → 2 0 → 0 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1326180126.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 8 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Physician Assistant
4550 NORTH BLVD, SUITE 100
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Internal Medicine
4550 NORTH BLVD, SUITE 115
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
4550 NORTH BLVD, SUITE 115
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Health Maintenance Organization
4550 NORTH BLVD, SUITE 120
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Specialist
4550 NORTH BLVD, STE. 101
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Case Management
4550 NORTH BLVD, 250
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Clinic/Center (Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI))
4550 NORTH BLVD, SUITE 100
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
4550 NORTH BLVD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1326180126, enumerated as an "organization" on February 12, 2007.

The provider is located at 4550 NORTH BLVD SUITE 100 BATON ROUGE, LA 70806 and the phone number is (225) 926-3343.

Legal Medicine with taxonomy code 173000000X.