AMERICAN SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC
NPI 1447870456
Hospitalist in New Orleans, LA
NPI Status: Active since April 20, 2020
Contact Information
3600 PRYTANIA ST STE A
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ZIP 70115
Phone: (504) 233-0324
Fax: (724) 680-1103
- Organization
- Hospitalist
About AMERICAN SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for American Specialty Medical Services, Llc, a provider established in New Orleans, Louisiana operating as a Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447870456 assigned on April 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. American Specialty Medical Services, Llc 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 Dr. Christopher Keith Whipple Md (Sole Member)
- NPI
- 1447870456
- Provider Name
- AMERICAN SPECIALTY MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 3600 PRYTANIA ST STE A NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115
- Location Phone
- (504) 233-0324
- Location Fax
- (724) 680-1103
- Mailing Address
- 4108 VENDOME PL NEW ORLEANS, LA 70125
- Mailing Phone
- (504) 460-7034
- Mailing Fax
- (724) 680-1103
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-20-2020
- Last Update Date
- 04-20-2020
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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.
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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 1447870456, 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 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.
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 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447870456, enumerated as an "organization" on April 20, 2020.
The provider is located at 3600 PRYTANIA ST STE A NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 and the phone number is (504) 233-0324.
Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.
