SHOALS HOSPITAL - HOSPITALIST
NPI 1497069736
Internal Medicine in Muscle Shoals, AL

NPI Status: Active since July 28, 2010

Contact Information

201 AVALON AVE
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
ZIP 35661
Phone: (256) 768-9191
Fax: (256) 768-9775

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine

About SHOALS HOSPITAL - HOSPITALIST

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shoals Hospital - Hospitalist, an internist established in Muscle Shoals, Alabama operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1497069736 assigned on July 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 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 Shoals Hospital - Hospitalist. The authorized official of this NPI record is John M. Rutledge (President & Coo)

NPI: 1497069736
Provider Legal Name: RCHP-FLORENCE LLC
Other Organization Name: SHOALS HOSPITAL - HOSPITALIST
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 201 AVALON AVE MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Location Phone: (256) 768-9191
Location Fax: (256) 768-9775
Mailing Address: 201 AVALON AVE MUSCLE SHOALS, AL 35661
Mailing Phone: (256) 768-9191
Mailing Fax: (256) 768-9775
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-28-2010
Last Update Date: 07-28-2010
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An internist like Shoals Hospital - Hospitalist 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
Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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: JOHN M. RUTLEDGE
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT & COO
Authorized Official Phone: (615) 227-1415

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 1497069736, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 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 + 8 + 7 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1497069736.