PRAXIS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NPI 1669933776
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Lakeport, CA

NPI Status: Active since March 29, 2019

Contact Information

5176 HILL RD E
LAKEPORT, CA
ZIP 95453
Phone: (628) 600-3589

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease

About PRAXIS INFECTIOUS DISEASES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Praxis Infectious Diseases, an internist established in Lakeport, California operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1669933776 assigned on March 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 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 Dr. Fareed Ramzi Asfour Md (President)

NPI
1669933776
Provider Name
PRAXIS INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
5176 HILL RD E LAKEPORT, CA 95453
Location Phone
(628) 600-3589
Mailing Address
1141 CATALINA DR # 194 LIVERMORE, CA 94550
Mailing Phone
(628) 600-3589
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-29-2019
Last Update Date
10-18-2023
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An internist like Praxis Infectious Diseases 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.

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

DR. FAREED RAMZI ASFOUR MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(628) 600-3589

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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 1669933776, 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
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
7
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 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 3 → 6 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 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 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 1669933776.

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Marriage & Family Therapist
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Pathology (Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine)
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Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
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Emergency Medicine
5176 HILL RD E
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Anesthesiology
5176 HILL RD E
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Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1669933776, enumerated as an "organization" on March 29, 2019.

The provider is located at 5176 HILL RD E LAKEPORT, CA 95453 and the phone number is (628) 600-3589.

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