ANDREW EVANGELOS GALAKATOS MD
NPI 1447523485
Obstetrics & Gynecology in St Louis, MO

NPI Status: Active since February 22, 2012

Contact Information

4911 BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL PLAZA
WUSM 8064
ST LOUIS, MO
ZIP 63110
Phone: (314) 362-2961
Fax: (314) 747-1490

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

About ANDREW GALAKATOS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Andrew Galakatos, a women's health care provider established in St Louis, Missouri with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447523485 assigned on February 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 30180 (MO). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI
1447523485
Provider Name
ANDREW EVANGELOS GALAKATOS MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
4911 BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL PLAZA WUSM 8064 ST LOUIS, MO 63110
Location Phone
(314) 362-2961
Location Fax
(314) 747-1490
Mailing Address
8025 MARYLAND AVENUE UNIT 4 G ST LOUIS, MO 63105
Mailing Phone
(314) 362-2961
Mailing Fax
(314) 747-1490
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
02-22-2012
Last Update Date
02-22-2012
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Women's health care providers like Andrew Galakatos treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, etc.

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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

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Taxonomy Code
207V00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
30180
License State
MO
Taxonomy Description
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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
License No. (State)
1207VX0201XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gynecologic Oncology

30180 (MO)

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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 1447523485, 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
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
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 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 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 1447523485.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447523485, enumerated as an "individual" on February 22, 2012.

The provider is located at 4911 BARNES-JEWISH HOSPITAL PLAZA WUSM 8064 ST LOUIS, MO 63110 and the phone number is (314) 362-2961.

Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.