DR. WILLIAM JOSEPH CHAMBERS M.D.
NPI 1679789143
Psychiatry & Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in New York, NY

NPI Status: Active since May 14, 2007

Contact Information

1120 PARK AVE
SUITE 1-D
NEW YORK, NY
ZIP 10128
Phone: (212) 860-0351
Fax: (212) 289-2688

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Individual
Male
Psychiatry & Neurology
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

About WILLIAM CHAMBERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for William Chambers, a provider established in New York, New York with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in child & adolescent psychiatry . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679789143 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084P0804X with license number 117034 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1679789143
Provider Name: DR. WILLIAM JOSEPH CHAMBERS M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1120 PARK AVE SUITE 1-D NEW YORK, NY 10128
Location Phone: (212) 860-0351
Location Fax: (212) 289-2688
Mailing Address: 1120 PARK AVE SUITE 1-D NEW YORK, NY 10128
Mailing Phone: (212) 860-0351
Mailing Fax: (212) 289-2688
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-14-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Psychiatry & Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Taxonomy Code: 2084P0804X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 117034
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry with additional skills and training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence.

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 1679789143, we treat the final digit (3) 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 77. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 77 = 3).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8

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 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 77

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

The next multiple of ten after 77 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 77 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1679789143.