WELLMONT PROFEES
NPI 1730348863
Specialist/Technologist, Other in Norton, VA

NPI Status: Active since June 04, 2008

Contact Information

310 3RD ST NE
NORTON, VA
ZIP 24273
Phone: (276) 679-9116

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Specialist/Technologist, Other

About WELLMONT PROFEES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wellmont Profees, a provider established in Norton, Virginia operating as a Specialist/technologist, Other. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1730348863 assigned on June 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246Z00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. Wellmont Profees operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Wellmont Profees. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Christopher D. Knight (Exec. V.p. / Cfo)

NPI: 1730348863
Provider Legal Name: WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM
Other Organization Name: WELLMONT PROFEES
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 310 3RD ST NE NORTON, VA 24273
Location Phone: (276) 679-9116
Mailing Address: 1 MEDICAL PARK BLVD BRISTOL, TN 37620
Mailing Phone: (423) 230-4711
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-04-2008
Last Update Date: 11-12-2008
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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: Specialist/Technologist, Other
Taxonomy Code: 246Z00000X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: General classification identifying individuals trained on specific equipment and technical procedures in one of a collection of miscellaneous healthcare disciplines.

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

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: MR. CHRISTOPHER D. KNIGHT
Authorized Official Title: EXEC. V.P. / CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (423) 230-8200

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 1730348863, 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 3 → 6 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1730348863.