NORTHSHORE LIJ FOREST HILLS
NPI 1508397738
General Acute Care Hospital in Laurel, MD
NPI Status: Active since March 21, 2017
Contact Information
10102 STANSFIELD RD
LAUREL, MD
ZIP 20723
Phone: (240) 475-4598
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
About NORTHSHORE LIJ FOREST HILLS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Northshore Lij Forest Hills, a provider established in Laurel, Maryland operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508397738 assigned on March 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Kishendra Gopaul M.d. (Resident Physician)
- NPI
- 1508397738
- Provider Name
- NORTHSHORE LIJ FOREST HILLS
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 10102 STANSFIELD RD LAUREL, MD 20723
- Location Phone
- (240) 475-4598
- Mailing Address
- 10102 STANSFIELD RD LAUREL, MD 20723
- Mailing Phone
- (240) 475-4598
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-21-2017
- Last Update Date
- 03-21-2017
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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
General Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- Taxonomy Description
- An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
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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 1508397738, 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.
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 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1508397738, enumerated as an "organization" on March 21, 2017.
The provider is located at 10102 STANSFIELD RD LAUREL, MD 20723 and the phone number is (240) 475-4598.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
