MISS OMOLOLA ALAKIJA M.D
NPI 1508228594
Hospitalist in Chicago, IL

NPI Status: Active since March 28, 2016

Contact Information

675 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 18-200
CHICAGO, IL
ZIP 60611
Phone: (312) 695-8630

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Female
Hospitalist

About OMOLOLA ALAKIJA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Omolola Alakija, a provider established in Chicago, Illinois with a medical specialization in Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508228594 assigned on March 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X with license number 036149299 (IL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1508228594
Provider Name: MISS OMOLOLA ALAKIJA M.D
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 675 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 18-200 CHICAGO, IL 60611
Location Phone: (312) 695-8630
Mailing Address: 6819 BURNS ST APT E4 FOREST HILLS, NY 11375
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-28-2016
Last Update Date: 06-22-2021
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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: Hospitalist
Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 036149299
License State: IL
Taxonomy Description: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

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 1508228594, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 0 → 0 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1508228594.