SOUND PHYSICIANS PALLIATIVE CARE OF MARYLAND, P.C.
NPI 1487189122
Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Rockville, MD
NPI Status: Active since May 01, 2017
Contact Information
9909 MEDICAL CENTER DR
ROCKVILLE, MD
ZIP 20850
Phone: (240) 864-6000
- Organization
- Family Medicine
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
About SOUND PHYSICIANS PALLIATIVE CARE OF MARYLAND, P.C.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sound Physicians Palliative Care Of Maryland, P.c., a provider established in Rockville, Maryland operating as a Family Medicine, focusing in hospice and palliative medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487189122 assigned on May 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207QH0002X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. Sound Physicians Palliative Care Of Maryland, P.c. 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 Robert Bessler (President)
- NPI
- 1487189122
- Provider Name
- SOUND PHYSICIANS PALLIATIVE CARE OF MARYLAND, P.C.
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 9909 MEDICAL CENTER DR ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
- Location Phone
- (240) 864-6000
- Mailing Address
- 5410 MARYLAND WAY SUITE 100 BRENTWOOD, TN 37027
- Mailing Phone
- (615) 377-5658
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-01-2017
- Last Update Date
- 05-01-2017
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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
Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207QH0002X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
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 | 207Q00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Family Medicine | |
| 2 | 207R00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine | |
| 3 | 207RH0002X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine | |
| 4 | 363A00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Physician Assistant | |
| 5 | 363L00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Nurse Practitioner |
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 1487189122, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).
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 68 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 1487189122, enumerated as an "organization" on May 01, 2017.
The provider is located at 9909 MEDICAL CENTER DR ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 and the phone number is (240) 864-6000.
Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207QH0002X and a focus in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
