MICHAEL R BROWN MD
NPI 1679670459
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Grand Forks, ND

NPI Status: Active since September 20, 2006

Contact Information

1380 S COLUMBIA RD - ALTRU FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER
GRAND FORKS, ND
ZIP 58201
Phone: (701) 795-2000
Fax: (701) 795-2260

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Individual
Male
Obstetrics & Gynecology

About MICHAEL BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Brown, a women's health care provider established in Grand Forks, North Dakota with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679670459 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 4925 (ND). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 7 years ago.

NPI: 1679670459
Provider Name: MICHAEL R BROWN MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1380 S COLUMBIA RD - ALTRU FAMILY MEDICINE CENTER GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
Location Phone: (701) 795-2000
Location Fax: (701) 795-2260
Mailing Address: 2401 DEMERS AVE GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
Mailing Phone: (701) 780-1891
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-20-2006
Last Update Date: 01-22-2019
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Women's health care providers like Michael Brown treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207V00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 4925
License State: ND
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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 1679670459, 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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 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 1679670459.