EDWARD MOSS MD PC
NPI 1588093686
Urology in Forest Hills, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 08, 2013

Contact Information

10828 68TH DR
FOREST HILLS, NY
ZIP 11375
Phone: (718) 520-0028
Fax: (718) 520-1544

NPI Profile Information
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Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
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Organization
Urology

About EDWARD MOSS MD PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Edward Moss Md Pc, a provider established in Forest Hills, New York operating as a Urology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1588093686 assigned on November 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208800000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Edward N. Moss Md (Owner)

NPI: 1588093686
Provider Name: EDWARD MOSS MD PC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 10828 68TH DR FOREST HILLS, NY 11375
Location Phone: (718) 520-0028
Location Fax: (718) 520-1544
Mailing Address: 10828 68TH DR FOREST HILLS, NY 11375
Mailing Phone: (718) 520-0028
Mailing Fax: (718) 520-1544
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-08-2013
Last Update Date: 11-08-2013
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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: Urology
Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.

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.

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: EDWARD N. MOSS MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (718) 520-0028

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 1588093686, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 3 → 6 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 + 6 + 8 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1588093686.