BATON ROUGE DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH
NPI 1578869368
Clinic/Center - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Baton Rouge, LA

NPI Status: Active since January 27, 2011

Contact Information

8416 CUMBERLAND PL
BATON ROUGE, LA
ZIP 70806
Phone: (225) 927-3324

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Clinic/Center
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

About BATON ROUGE DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Baton Rouge Diagnostic Health, a provider established in Baton Rouge, Louisiana operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in magnetic resonance imaging (mri) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578869368 assigned on January 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QM1200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. John P Stagg (President)

NPI: 1578869368
Provider Name: BATON ROUGE DIAGNOSTIC HEALTH
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 8416 CUMBERLAND PL BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
Location Phone: (225) 927-3324
Mailing Address: PO BOX 14149 BATON ROUGE, LA 70898
Mailing Phone: (225) 924-9827
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-27-2011
Last Update Date: 01-27-2011
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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: Clinic/Center Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Taxonomy Code: 261QM1200X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: MR. JOHN P STAGG
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (225) 952-9141

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 1578869368, 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 72

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.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1578869368.