CHRISTIAN FOSTER
NPI 1649000449
Physician Assistant - Medical in Long Beach, CA

NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2024

Contact Information

2101 MAGNOLIA AVE
LONG BEACH, CA
ZIP 90806
Phone: (562) 218-1868

NPI Profile Information
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NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Physician Assistant
Medical

About CHRISTIAN FOSTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Christian Foster, a primary care provider established in Long Beach, California with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in medical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649000449 assigned on August 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AM0700X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1649000449
Provider Name: CHRISTIAN FOSTER
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2101 MAGNOLIA AVE LONG BEACH, CA 90806
Location Phone: (562) 218-1868
Mailing Address: 15950 ELAINE AVE NORWALK, CA 90650
Mailing Phone: (562) 688-5366
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-06-2024
Last Update Date: 08-06-2024
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Christian Foster sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, 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: Physician Assistant Medical
Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

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 1649000449, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 4 → 8 0 → 0 0 → 0 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 8 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1649000449.