SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, P.C.
NPI 1477589737
Orthopaedic Surgery in Brunswick, GA

NPI Status: Active since June 25, 2006

Contact Information

3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA
ZIP 31520
Phone: (912) 265-9006
Fax: (912) 265-7200

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  • Organization
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 11D2139136
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-30-2025

About SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, P.C.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Southern Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine, P.c., a provider established in Brunswick, Georgia operating as a Orthopaedic Surgery. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477589737 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207X00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Ralph W Morales Do (Secretary)

NPI
1477589737
Provider Name
SOUTHERN ORTHOPAEDICS AND SPORTS MEDICINE, P.C.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3231 GLYNN AVE BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Location Phone
(912) 265-9006
Location Fax
(912) 265-7200
Mailing Address
3231 GLYNN AVE BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Mailing Phone
(912) 265-9006
Mailing Fax
(912) 265-7200
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-25-2006
Last Update Date
08-11-2025
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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

Orthopaedic Surgery

Taxonomy Code
207X00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clarity Silver - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Clear Silver with $0 Insulin Options - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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

DR. RALPH W MORALES DO

Authorized Official Title
SECRETARY
Authorized Official Phone
(912) 996-0110

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
CH9449OTHER (01)GAMEDICARE RAILROAD GROUP
300033715AMEDICAID (05)GA 

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
11D2139136
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
October 31, 2023
Certificate Expiration Date
October 30, 2025
Laboratory Director
RAYMOND F. TOPP
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Southern Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine, P.c. 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 1477589737, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
7
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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1477589737.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 10 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Physical Therapist
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine)
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Orthopaedic Surgery
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Physician Assistant
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Physical Therapist
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Orthopaedic Surgery (Hand Surgery)
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Orthopaedic Surgery
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Clinic/Center (Physical Therapy)
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Specialist/Technologist, Other (Surgical Assistant)
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520
Nurse Practitioner
3231 GLYNN AVE
BRUNSWICK, GA 31520

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1477589737, enumerated as an "organization" on June 25, 2006.

The provider is located at 3231 GLYNN AVE BRUNSWICK, GA 31520 and the phone number is (912) 265-9006.

Orthopaedic Surgery with taxonomy code 207X00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.