MEDSTAR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCORPORATED
NPI 1700260577
Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier in Chicago, IL

NPI Status: Active since July 11, 2015

Contact Information

6374 N LINCOLN AVE STE 310
CHICAGO, IL
ZIP 60659
Phone: (773) 463-3430
Fax: (773) 463-3436

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
Areas of Expertise
NPI Validation
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About MEDSTAR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCORPORATED

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Medstar Diagnostic Services Incorporated, a provider established in Chicago, Illinois operating as a Portable X-ray And/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1700260577 assigned on July 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 335V00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Munawar Kamal (President)

NPI: 1700260577
Provider Name: MEDSTAR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES INCORPORATED
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 6374 N LINCOLN AVE STE 310 CHICAGO, IL 60659
Location Phone: (773) 463-3430
Location Fax: (773) 463-3436
Mailing Address: 6374 N LINCOLN AVE STE 310 CHICAGO, IL 60659
Mailing Phone: (773) 463-3430
Mailing Fax: (773) 463-3436
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-11-2015
Last Update Date: 08-14-2019
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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: Portable X-ray and/or Other Portable Diagnostic Imaging Supplier
Taxonomy Code: 335V00000X
Type: Suppliers
Taxonomy Description: A supplier that provides one or more of the following portable services, including but not limited to, x-ray, electrocardiogram (EKG), long-term EKG (Holter Monitor), bone densitometry, sonography, and other imaging services in accordance with all state and federal requirements, under the general supervision of a qualified physician. All necessary resources are transported to the patient's location where the services are performed.

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: MUNAWAR KAMAL
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (773) 396-9655

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Set-up portable x-ray equipment
Transportation of portable x-ray equipment and personnel to home or nursing home, per trip to facility or location, one patient seen

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 1700260577, 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 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 0 → 0 2 → 4 0 → 0 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 53

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

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1700260577.