COMMONWEALTH RESPIRATORY CONSULTANTS
NPI 1558405183
Internal Medicine - Sleep Medicine in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since February 16, 2007

Contact Information

3121 WALL ST
SUITE 200
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40513
Phone: (859) 219-9444
Fax: (859) 219-9454

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  • Internal Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

About COMMONWEALTH RESPIRATORY CONSULTANTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Commonwealth Respiratory Consultants, an internist established in Lexington, Kentucky operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in sleep medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1558405183 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RS0012X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 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 Commonwealth Respiratory Consultants. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Byron Thomas Westerfield (M.d.)

NPI
1558405183
Provider Legal Name
BYRON T. WESTERFIELD
Other Organization Name
COMMONWEALTH RESPIRATORY CONSULTANTS
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3121 WALL ST SUITE 200 LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Location Phone
(859) 219-9444
Location Fax
(859) 219-9454
Mailing Address
3121 WALL ST SUITE 200 LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Mailing Phone
(859) 219-9444
Mailing Fax
(859) 219-9454
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-16-2007
Last Update Date
06-13-2008
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An internist like Commonwealth Respiratory Consultants 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 Sleep Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207RS0012X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An Internist who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

DR. BYRON THOMAS WESTERFIELD

Authorized Official Title
M.D.
Authorized Official Phone
(859) 219-9444

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
78904901MEDICAID (05)KY 
1566401MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)KYGROUP NUMBER

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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 1558405183, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
3
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 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1558405183.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 8 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)
3121 WALL ST, SUITE 200
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
3121 WALL ST
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Nurse Practitioner
3121 WALL ST, SUITE 200
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Clinic/Center (Sleep Disorder Diagnostic)
3121 WALL ST, STE 200
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Psychiatry & Neurology (Sleep Medicine)
3121 WALL ST, SUITE 300
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Social Worker (Clinical)
3121 WALL ST
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Counselor (Addiction (Substance Use Disorder))
3121 WALL ST
LEXINGTON, KY 40513
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
3121 WALL ST
LEXINGTON, KY 40513

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1558405183, enumerated as an "organization" on February 16, 2007.

The provider is located at 3121 WALL ST SUITE 200 LEXINGTON, KY 40513 and the phone number is (859) 219-9444.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RS0012X and a focus in Sleep Medicine.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.