ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1457821670
Mastectomy Fitter in Willow Grove, PA

NPI Status: Active since November 30, 2018

Contact Information

3941 COMMERCE AVE
WILLOW GROVE, PA
ZIP 19090
Phone: (215) 481-2400

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Group Taxonomy
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Mastectomy Fitter

About ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Abington Memorial Hospital, a provider established in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania operating as a Mastectomy Fitter. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1457821670 assigned on November 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 224900000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. Abington Memorial Hospital 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 Michael B Walsh (Cfo)

NPI: 1457821670
Provider Name: ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 3941 COMMERCE AVE WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
Location Phone: (215) 481-2400
Mailing Address: 2500 MARYLAND RD STE 400 WILLOW GROVE, PA 19090
Mailing Phone: (215) 481-3918
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Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-30-2018
Last Update Date: 11-30-2018
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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: Mastectomy Fitter
Taxonomy Code: 224900000X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: An individual trained in the fitting and adjusting of breast prostheses and management of post-mastectomy prostheses services.

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: MICHAEL B WALSH
Authorized Official Title: CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (215) 481-2851

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 1457821670, 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 60

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

The next multiple of ten after 60 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1457821670.