WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1447694120
General Acute Care Hospital in Winston Salem, NC
NPI Status: Active since April 24, 2013
Contact Information
1 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD
WINSTON SALEM, NC
ZIP 27157
Phone: (336) 716-9253
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
About WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a provider established in Winston Salem, North Carolina operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447694120 assigned on April 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Patrick Reynolds M.d. (Program Director)
- NPI
- 1447694120
- Provider Name
- WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
- Location Phone
- (336) 716-9253
- Mailing Address
- 1 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157
- Mailing Phone
- (336) 716-9253
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-24-2013
- Last Update Date
- 04-24-2013
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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
- 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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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 1447694120, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 70 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447694120, enumerated as an "organization" on April 24, 2013.
The provider is located at 1 MEDICAL CENTER BLVD WINSTON SALEM, NC 27157 and the phone number is (336) 716-9253.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
