GALEN INPATIENT PHYSICIANS PC
NPI 1417842345
Hospitalist in Silver Spring, MD

NPI Status: Active since June 11, 2025

Contact Information

1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD
ZIP 20910
Phone: (301) 754-7000

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  • Hospitalist

About GALEN INPATIENT PHYSICIANS PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Galen Inpatient Physicians Pc, a provider established in Silver Spring, Maryland operating as a Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1417842345 assigned on June 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Galen Inpatient Physicians Pc 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 David Birdsall Md (Coo & Vp)

NPI
1417842345
Provider Name
GALEN INPATIENT PHYSICIANS PC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1500 FOREST GLEN RD SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Location Phone
(301) 754-7000
Mailing Address
2100 POWELL ST STE 400 EMERYVILLE, CA 94608
Mailing Phone
(510) 350-2600
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-11-2025
Last Update Date
06-11-2025
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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

Hospitalist

Taxonomy Code
208M00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

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

DAVID BIRDSALL MD

Authorized Official Title
COO & VP
Authorized Official Phone
(510) 350-2600

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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 1417842345, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
5
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 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 8 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1417842345.

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Registered Nurse (Neonatal Intensive Care)
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Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
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Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
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Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
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Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
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Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Emergency Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Hospitalist
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SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Physician Assistant
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Social Worker (Clinical)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Pediatrics
1500 FOREST GLEN RD, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Pediatrics (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Emergency Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Social Worker (Clinical)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Social Worker (Clinical)
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Emergency Medicine
1500 FOREST GLEN RD, HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910
Social Worker
1500 FOREST GLEN RD
SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1417842345, enumerated as an "organization" on June 11, 2025.

The provider is located at 1500 FOREST GLEN RD SILVER SPRING, MD 20910 and the phone number is (301) 754-7000.

Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.