DR. DAVID JOSEPH DIEMERT MD
NPI 1659388262
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Washington, DC

NPI Status: Active since August 03, 2006

Contact Information

VA MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC
50 IRVING STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC
ZIP 20422
Phone: (202) 745-8695

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease

About DAVID DIEMERT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for David Diemert, an internist established in Washington, District Of Columbia with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659388262 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X with license number D57995 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI
1659388262
Provider Name
DR. DAVID JOSEPH DIEMERT MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
VA MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC 50 IRVING STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20422
Location Phone
(202) 745-8695
Mailing Address
1889 F ST NW SUITE 200S WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Mailing Phone
(202) 842-8467
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
08-03-2006
Last Update Date
07-08-2007
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An internist like David Diemert 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
License No.
D57995
License State
MD
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.

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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 1659388262, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
2
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 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1659388262.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1659388262, enumerated as an "individual" on August 03, 2006.

The provider is located at VA MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON DC 50 IRVING STREET NW WASHINGTON, DC 20422 and the phone number is (202) 745-8695.

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