LANCASTER HOSPITALIST MEDICAL GROUP, INC
NPI 1588898977
Hospitalist in Palmdale, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 13, 2009

Contact Information

38600 MEDICAL CENTER DR
PALMDALE, CA
ZIP 93551
Phone: (661) 940-1498

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Hospitalist

About LANCASTER HOSPITALIST MEDICAL GROUP, INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lancaster Hospitalist Medical Group, Inc, a provider established in Palmdale, California operating as a Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1588898977 assigned on May 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 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 Dr. Mark R Bell Md (President)

NPI: 1588898977
Provider Name: LANCASTER HOSPITALIST MEDICAL GROUP, INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 38600 MEDICAL CENTER DR PALMDALE, CA 93551
Location Phone: (661) 940-1498
Mailing Address: 111 N SEPULVEDA BLVD SUITE 210 MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 90266
Mailing Phone: (310) 379-2134
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Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-13-2009
Last Update Date: 10-10-2011
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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: Hospitalist
Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

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: DR. MARK R BELL MD
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (310) 379-2134

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 1588898977, 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 83. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 83 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

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 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 83

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

The next multiple of ten after 83 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.

90 - 83 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1588898977.