MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
NPI 1558506147
General Acute Care Hospital in Boston, MA

NPI Status: Active since December 10, 2008

Contact Information

55 FRUIT ST
JACKSON 121
BOSTON, MA
ZIP 02114
Phone: (617) 724-5014

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About MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Massachusetts General Hospital, a provider established in Boston, Massachusetts operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1558506147 assigned on December 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Emily Howland (Nurse Practitioner)

NPI
1558506147
Provider Name
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
55 FRUIT ST JACKSON 121 BOSTON, MA 02114
Location Phone
(617) 724-5014
Mailing Address
55 FRUIT ST JACKSON 121 BOSTON, MA 02114
Mailing Phone
(617) 724-5014
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
12-10-2008
Last Update Date
12-10-2008
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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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.

Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

EMILY HOWLAND

Authorized Official Title
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Authorized Official Phone
(781) 771-4654

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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 1558506147, 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 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 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 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8

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 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 53

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

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1558506147.

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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
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Urology
55 FRUIT ST, GRB 1102
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Anesthesiology
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Orthopaedic Surgery
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Pathology (Anatomic Pathology)
55 FRUIT ST, PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES WRN 2
BOSTON, MA 02114
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
55 FRUIT ST, GRB 5 PATHOLOGY ASSOCIATES
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Psychologist
55 FRUIT ST, YAW 6A MASSACHUSSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
BOSTON, MA 02114
Internal Medicine (Pulmonary Disease)
55 FRUIT ST
BOSTON, MA 02114
Anesthesiology (Pain Medicine)
55 FRUIT ST, CLN 309 ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES
BOSTON, MA 02114
Internal Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism)
55 FRUIT ST, WEL 5
BOSTON, MA 02114
Internal Medicine
55 FRUIT ST, INFECTIOUS DISEASE ASSOCIATES GRJ 504
BOSTON, MA 02114
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
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BOSTON, MA 02114
Anesthesiology
55 FRUIT ST, CLN 3
BOSTON, MA 02114
Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
55 FRUIT ST, FND 8 INFECTIOUS DISEASE ASSOCIATES
BOSTON, MA 02114
Anesthesiology (Critical Care Medicine)
55 FRUIT ST, ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES GRB 406E
BOSTON, MA 02114

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1558506147, enumerated as an "organization" on December 10, 2008.

The provider is located at 55 FRUIT ST JACKSON 121 BOSTON, MA 02114 and the phone number is (617) 724-5014.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.