DR. CHARLES E DARLING MD
NPI 1609809797
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Oak Ridge, TN

NPI Status: Active since July 09, 2006

Contact Information

200 NEW YORK AVE STE 150
OAK RIDGE, TN
ZIP 37830
Phone: (865) 481-0200
Fax: (865) 481-3085

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Obstetrics & Gynecology

About CHARLES DARLING

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Charles Darling, a women's health care provider established in Oak Ridge, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609809797 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 007939 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.

NPI: 1609809797
Provider Name: DR. CHARLES E DARLING MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 200 NEW YORK AVE STE 150 OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
Location Phone: (865) 481-0200
Location Fax: (865) 481-3085
Mailing Address: 200 NEW YORK AVE STE 150 OAK RIDGE, TN 37830
Mailing Phone: (865) 481-0200
Mailing Fax: (865) 481-3085
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-09-2006
Last Update Date: 04-30-2010
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Women's health care providers like Charles Darling treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207V00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 007939
License State: TN
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
3155677	MEDICARE PIN (08)	TN
3155676	MEDICARE PIN (08)	TN
D70145	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	TN
3155676	MEDICAID (05)	TN

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 1609809797, 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1609809797.