BETHESDA REGIONAL CANCER TREATMENT CENTER
NPI 1386660934
Radiology - Radiation Oncology in Pine Bluff, AR

NPI Status: Active since July 15, 2006

Contact Information

7200 S HAZEL ST
PINE BLUFF, AR
ZIP 71603
Phone: (870) 575-0695
Fax: (870) 535-6814

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Radiology
Radiation Oncology

About BETHESDA REGIONAL CANCER TREATMENT CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bethesda Regional Cancer Treatment Center, a provider established in Pine Bluff, Arkansas operating as a Radiology, focusing in radiation oncology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1386660934 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2085R0001X with license number E2774 (AR). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 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 provider's is doing business as Bethesda Regional Cancer Treatment Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Craig M Weeks (Vp Finance)

NPI: 1386660934
Provider Legal Name: WILLIAM F RICHARDS MD PLC
Other Organization Name: BETHESDA REGIONAL CANCER TREATMENT CENTER
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 7200 S HAZEL ST PINE BLUFF, AR 71603
Location Phone: (870) 575-0695
Location Fax: (870) 535-6814
Mailing Address: 15668 COLLECTION CENTER DR CHICAGO, IL 60693
Mailing Phone: (256) 383-3325
Mailing Fax: (870) 535-6814
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-15-2006
Last Update Date: 06-18-2013
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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: Radiology Radiation Oncology
Taxonomy Code: 2085R0001X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: E2774
License State: AR
Taxonomy Description: A radiologist who deals with the therapeutic applications of radiant energy and its modifiers and the study and management of disease, especially malignant tumors.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: CRAIG M WEEKS
Authorized Official Title: VP FINANCE
Authorized Official Phone: (256) 383-3325

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
184867002	MEDICAID (05)	AR
5B886	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	AR	MEDICARE GROUP

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 1386660934, 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1386660934.