DBA GERIATRIC CONSULTANTS, PA
NPI 1609909431
Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine in Newark, DE

NPI Status: Active since March 13, 2007

Contact Information

71 HIDDEN VALLEY DR
NEWARK, DE
ZIP 19711
Phone: (302) 731-8770

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine

About DBA GERIATRIC CONSULTANTS, PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dba Geriatric Consultants, Pa, an internist established in Newark, Delaware operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in geriatric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609909431 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RG0300X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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 provider's is doing business as Dba Geriatric Consultants, Pa. The authorized official of this NPI record is Rooparani M Bhat M.d. (President)

NPI
1609909431
Provider Legal Name
HOCKESSIN COMPREHENSIVE CARE
Other Organization Name
DBA GERIATRIC CONSULTANTS, PA
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
71 HIDDEN VALLEY DR NEWARK, DE 19711
Location Phone
(302) 731-8770
Mailing Address
71 HIDDEN VALLEY DR NEWARK, DE 19711
Mailing Phone
(302) 733-0507
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-13-2007
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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An internist like Dba Geriatric Consultants, Pa is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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

Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207RG0300X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An internist who has special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes and the hospital.

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

ROOPARANI M BHAT M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(302) 731-8770

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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 1609909431, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
1
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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6

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 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 6 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1609909431.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609909431, enumerated as an "organization" on March 13, 2007.

The provider is located at 71 HIDDEN VALLEY DR NEWARK, DE 19711 and the phone number is (302) 731-8770.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RG0300X and a focus in Geriatric Medicine.