BROOKLYN HEART
NPI 1477574259
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Brooklyn, NY
NPI Status: Active since July 21, 2006
Contact Information
1336 UTICA AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11203
Phone: (718) 756-0918
Fax: (718) 467-5513
- Organization
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
- CLIA Number: 33D2179441
- CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
- CLIA Exp. Date: 03-26-2027
About BROOKLYN HEART
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Brooklyn Heart, an internist established in Brooklyn, New York operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477574259 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Brooklyn Heart operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Brooklyn Heart. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Ernest Afflu Md (Md)
- NPI
- 1477574259
- Provider Legal Name
- ERNEST AFFLU PHYSICIAN PC
- Other Organization Name
- BROOKLYN HEART
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1336 UTICA AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11203
- Location Phone
- (718) 756-0918
- Location Fax
- (718) 467-5513
- Mailing Address
- 1336 UTICA AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11203
- Mailing Phone
- (718) 756-0918
- Mailing Fax
- (718) 467-5513
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 07-21-2006
- Last Update Date
- 07-21-2022
- Code Navigator
An internist like Brooklyn Heart is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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
Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- Taxonomy Code
- 207RC0000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207RC0000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine | 194932-1 (NY) |
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.
Insurance Plans Accepted
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01801165 | MEDICAID (05) | NC | |
| 01801165 | MEDICAID (05) | NY |
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 33D2179441
- Facility Type
- Community Clinic
- Certificate Effective Date
- February 24, 2020
- Certificate Expiration Date
- March 26, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. JEFFREY M. BIRNBAUM
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Brooklyn Heart to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1477574259, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).
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 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1477574259, enumerated as an "organization" on July 21, 2006.
The provider is located at 1336 UTICA AVENUE BROOKLYN, NY 11203 and the phone number is (718) 756-0918.
Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
