BORIS RAMIREZ MD
NPI 1508480997
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Iowa City, IA

NPI Status: Active since June 02, 2020

Contact Information

200 HAWKINS DR
IOWA CITY, IA
ZIP 52242
Phone: (319) 384-8001
Fax: (319) 353-6343

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease

About BORIS RAMIREZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Boris Ramirez, an internist established in Iowa City, Iowa with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508480997 assigned on June 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number 40597 (ZZ). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI
1508480997
Provider Name
BORIS RAMIREZ MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
200 HAWKINS DR IOWA CITY, IA 52242
Location Phone
(319) 384-8001
Location Fax
(319) 353-6343
Mailing Address
14102 SILVER FALLS CT CONROE, TX 77384
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
06-02-2020
Last Update Date
06-02-2020
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An internist like Boris Ramirez 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 Cardiovascular Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RC0000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
40597
License State
ZZ
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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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 1508480997, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
7
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 4 → 8 0 → 0 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 + 8 + 8 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1508480997.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1508480997, enumerated as an "individual" on June 02, 2020.

The provider is located at 200 HAWKINS DR IOWA CITY, IA 52242 and the phone number is (319) 384-8001.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.