UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN SUNY DOWNSTATE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERS
NPI 1396318986
Family Medicine in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since July 21, 2021

Contact Information

470 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11203
Phone: (718) 270-1000

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Family Medicine

About UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN SUNY DOWNSTATE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for University Hospital Of Brooklyn Suny Downstate Health Sciences Univers, a primary care provider established in Brooklyn, New York operating as a Family Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396318986 assigned on July 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Q00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. University Hospital Of Brooklyn Suny Downstate Health Sciences Univers operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Sean Smith (Senior Avp President & Deputy Cfo)

NPI: 1396318986
Provider Name: UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN SUNY DOWNSTATE HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 470 CLARKSON AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11203
Location Phone: (718) 270-1000
Mailing Address: 711 PARKSIDE AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11226
Mailing Phone: (718) 826-4943
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-21-2021
Last Update Date: 09-16-2021
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A primary care provider (PCP) like University Hospital Of Brooklyn Suny Downstate Health Sciences Univers sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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Secondary Locations

840 Lefferts Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 493-5659

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: Family Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization
1	207N00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Dermatology
2	207R00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Internal Medicine
3	207V00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Obstetrics & Gynecology
4	208000000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Pediatrics

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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. SEAN SMITH
Authorized Official Title: SENIOR AVP PRESIDENT & DEPUTY CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (718) 826-4943

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 1396318986, 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 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 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7