MR. KENT LEON ALFORD RN
NPI 1679252597
Preventive Medicine - Addiction Medicine in Waldorf, MD

NPI Status: Active since July 17, 2023

Contact Information

11100 BILLINGSLEY RD
WALDORF, MD
ZIP 20602
Phone: (202) 509-5374

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Individual
Male
Preventive Medicine
Addiction Medicine

About KENT ALFORD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kent Alford, a provider established in Waldorf, Maryland with a medical specialization in Preventive Medicine, focusing in addiction medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679252597 assigned on July 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083A0300X with license number 0001229373 (VA). The provider is registered as an individual and his 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.

NPI: 1679252597
Provider Name: MR. KENT LEON ALFORD RN
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 11100 BILLINGSLEY RD WALDORF, MD 20602
Location Phone: (202) 509-5374
Mailing Address: 11100 BILLINGSLEY RD WALDORF, MD 20602
Mailing Phone: (202) 509-5374
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-17-2023
Last Update Date: 07-17-2023
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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: Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2083A0300X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 0001229373
License State: VA
Taxonomy Description: A physician engaged in the subspecialty practice of Addiction Medicine who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE 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.

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 1679252597, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1679252597.