INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC
NPI 1649239476
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Richmond, VA

NPI Status: Active since March 21, 2006

Contact Information

7605 FOREST AVE
SUITE 410
RICHMOND, VA
ZIP 23229
Phone: (804) 285-1833
Fax: (804) 285-5754

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • CLIA Number: 49D0979314
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-18-2026

About INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Infectious Disease Specialists Pc, an internist established in Richmond, Virginia operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649239476 assigned on March 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 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 James W Brooks Jr. Md (President)

NPI
1649239476
Provider Name
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
7605 FOREST AVE SUITE 410 RICHMOND, VA 23229
Location Phone
(804) 285-1833
Location Fax
(804) 285-5754
Mailing Address
PO BOX 11768 RICHMOND, VA 23230
Mailing Phone
(804) 672-4835
Mailing Fax
(804) 285-5754
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-21-2006
Last Update Date
03-18-2010
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An internist like Infectious Disease Specialists Pc 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 Infectious Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RI0200X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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

JAMES W BROOKS JR. MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(804) 285-1833

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
C06304OTHER (01)GROUP MEDICARE NUMBER

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
49D0979314
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
October 19, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
October 18, 2026
Laboratory Director
DAVID M. ROWLES
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Infectious Disease Specialists Pc to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1649239476, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
6
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 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 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 1649239476.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1649239476, enumerated as an "organization" on March 21, 2006.

The provider is located at 7605 FOREST AVE SUITE 410 RICHMOND, VA 23229 and the phone number is (804) 285-1833.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RI0200X and a focus in Infectious Disease.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.