BENJAMIN JACOB FORST PA-C
NPI 1396171831
Physician Assistant - Surgical in Philadelphia, PA

NPI Status: Active since September 16, 2013

Contact Information

3500 CIVIC CENTER BLVD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19104
Phone: (215) 590-1527
Fax: (267) 425-9552

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Physician Assistant
Surgical

About BENJAMIN FORST

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Benjamin Forst, a provider established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in surgical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396171831 assigned on September 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AS0400X with license number 25MP00317500 (NJ). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1396171831
Provider Name: BENJAMIN JACOB FORST PA-C
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3500 CIVIC CENTER BLVD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Location Phone: (215) 590-1527
Location Fax: (267) 425-9552
Mailing Address: 100 EAST PENN SQUARE THE WANAMAKER BLDG 9TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
Mailing Phone: (267) 425-9538
Mailing Fax: (267) 425-9552
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-16-2013
Last Update Date: 05-05-2022
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Secondary Locations

710 Center St
Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-1991

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: Physician Assistant Surgical
Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 25MP00317500
License State: NJ

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 1396171831, 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 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 → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

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 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 1 → 2 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 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1396171831.