TRI-CITIES ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS
NPI 1487782652
Dentist - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in Johnson City, TN

NPI Status: Active since March 01, 2007

Contact Information

2333 KNOB CREEK RD
STE 10
JOHNSON CITY, TN
ZIP 37604
Phone: (423) 392-9898
Fax: (423) 392-0731

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  • Organization
  • Dentist
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  • CLIA Number: 44D0983360
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 02-21-2027

About TRI-CITIES ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tri-cities Orthodontic Specialists, a provider established in Johnson City, Tennessee operating as a Dentist, focusing in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487782652 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1223X0400X with license number 3117 (TN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years 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 provider's is doing business as Tri-cities Orthodontic Specialists. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Leighton W Wood Dds, Ms (Owner)

NPI
1487782652
Provider Legal Name
LEIGHTON W WOOD DDS, M.S., PC
Other Organization Name
TRI-CITIES ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2333 KNOB CREEK RD STE 10 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Location Phone
(423) 392-9898
Location Fax
(423) 392-0731
Mailing Address
2025 MEADOWVIEW PKWY STE 200 KINGSPORT, TN 37660
Mailing Phone
(423) 392-9898
Mailing Fax
(423) 392-0731
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-01-2007
Last Update Date
09-10-2009
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A dentist like Tri-cities Orthodontic Specialists is a skilled in and licensed provider that diagnoses and treats problems with patients teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. Dentists educate patients on how to take care of the teeth and gums and provide information on diet choices that affect oral health. Dentists must be licensed in the state in which they work.

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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

Dentist Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Taxonomy Code
1223X0400X
Type
Dental Providers
License No.
3117
License State
TN
Taxonomy Description
That area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex. Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of all forms of malocclusion of the teeth and associated alterations in their surrounding structures; the design, application and control of functional and corrective appliances; and the guidance of the dentition and its supporting structures to attain and maintain optimum occlusal relations in physiologic and esthetic harmony among facial and cranial structures.

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.

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. LEIGHTON W WOOD DDS, MS

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(423) 392-9898

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
44D0983360
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
February 22, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
February 21, 2027
Laboratory Director
STEPHEN W. FRY MD
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Tri-cities Orthodontic Specialists 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 1487782652, 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
2
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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 68

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.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1487782652.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 6 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 16
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Psychologist
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 11
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Social Worker (Clinical)
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 11
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 12
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Psychologist (Clinical)
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 11
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Counselor (Professional)
2333 KNOB CREEK RD, SUITE 11
JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1487782652, enumerated as an "organization" on March 01, 2007.

The provider is located at 2333 KNOB CREEK RD STE 10 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604 and the phone number is (423) 392-9898.

Dentist with taxonomy code 1223X0400X and a focus in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.