BENJAMIN CHI MD
NPI 1346895489
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Chapel Hill, NC

NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2019

Contact Information

111 MASON FARM RD # 4300B
CHAPEL HILL, NC
ZIP 27599
Phone: (919) 445-4174

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

About BENJAMIN CHI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Benjamin Chi, a women's health care provider established in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1346895489 assigned on August 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 2016-00213 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI
1346895489
Provider Name
BENJAMIN CHI MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
111 MASON FARM RD # 4300B CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599
Location Phone
(919) 445-4174
Mailing Address
CAMPUS BOX 7570 111 MASON FARM RD, MBRB 4300B CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
08-06-2019
Last Update Date
08-06-2019
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Women's health care providers like Benjamin Chi treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Taxonomy Code
207V00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
2016-00213
License State
NC
Taxonomy Description
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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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 1346895489, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
9
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 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1346895489.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1346895489, enumerated as an "individual" on August 06, 2019.

The provider is located at 111 MASON FARM RD # 4300B CHAPEL HILL, NC 27599 and the phone number is (919) 445-4174.

Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.