DR. YASIR AKMAL
NPI 1689832966
Surgery - Surgical Oncology in Los Angeles, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 23, 2008

Contact Information

4760 W SUNSET BLVD
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90027
Phone: (323) 783-5892

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Individual
Male
Surgery
Surgical Oncology

About YASIR AKMAL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Yasir Akmal, a provider established in Los Angeles, California with a medical specialization in Surgery, focusing in surgical oncology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689832966 assigned on May 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2086X0206X with license number A106981 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 15 years ago.

NPI: 1689832966
Provider Name: DR. YASIR AKMAL
Other Name: DR. YASIR MOHAMMAD AKMAL
Other Name Type: Professional Name (2)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 4760 W SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90027
Location Phone: (323) 783-5892
Mailing Address: 4760 W SUNSET BLVD LOS ANGELES, CA 90027
Mailing Phone: (323) 783-5892
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-23-2008
Last Update Date: 09-12-2011
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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: Surgery Surgical Oncology
Taxonomy Code: 2086X0206X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: A106981
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: A surgical oncologist is a well-qualified surgeon who has obtained additional training and experience in the multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of cancer patients, and devotes a major portion of his or her professional practice to these activities and cancer research.

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 1689832966, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 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 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 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 1689832966.