DENISE BENEDICT
NPI 1487907978
Specialist/Technologist, Health Information - Coding Specialist, Physician Office Based in Portland, ME

NPI Status: Active since October 21, 2012

Contact Information

144 STATE ST
PORTLAND, ME
ZIP 04101
Phone: (207) 879-3656
Fax: (207) 879-3153

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NPI Validation
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About DENISE BENEDICT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Denise Benedict, a provider established in Portland, Maine with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, Health Information, focusing in coding specialist, physician office based . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487907978 assigned on October 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246YC3302X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1487907978
Provider Name: DENISE BENEDICT
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 144 STATE ST PORTLAND, ME 04101
Location Phone: (207) 879-3656
Location Fax: (207) 879-3153
Mailing Address: 144 STATE ST PORTLAND, ME 04101
Mailing Phone: (207) 879-3656
Mailing Fax: (207) 879-3153
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-21-2012
Last Update Date: 12-28-2015
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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: Specialist/Technologist, Health Information Coding Specialist, Physician Office Based
Taxonomy Code: 246YC3302X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

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 1487907978, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1487907978.