DR. GAURAV CHANDRA M.D.
NPI 1427204197
General Acute Care Hospital in Iowa City, IA

NPI Status: Active since August 14, 2008

Contact Information

200 HAWKINS DR
DEPT OF SURGERY,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IA
ZIP 52242
Phone: (319) 356-2496

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General Acute Care Hospital

About GAURAV CHANDRA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gaurav Chandra, a provider established in Iowa City, Iowa with a medical specialization in General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427204197 assigned on August 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number R-8493 (IA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1427204197
Provider Name: DR. GAURAV CHANDRA M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 200 HAWKINS DR DEPT OF SURGERY,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IA 52242
Location Phone: (319) 356-2496
Mailing Address: 200 HAWKINS DR DEPT OF SURGERY,UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IA 52242
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-14-2008
Last Update Date: 08-14-2008
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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: General Acute Care Hospital
Taxonomy Code: 282N00000X
Type: Hospitals
License No.: R-8493
License State: IA
Taxonomy Description: An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

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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 1427204197, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 2 → 4 2 → 4 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1427204197.