DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1730586637
General Acute Care Hospital - Women in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 21, 2014

Contact Information

450 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11203
Phone: (718) 270-2081

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
General Acute Care Hospital
Women

About DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Downstate Medical Center, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York operating as a General Acute Care Hospital, focusing in women . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1730586637 assigned on November 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282NW0100X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 years ago. The provider's other name is Downstate Medical Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Ovadia Abulafia Md (Chariman Of Obstetrics And Gynecolo)

NPI: 1730586637
Provider Legal Name: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT BROOKLYN
Other Organization Name: DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 450 CLARKSON AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11203
Location Phone: (718) 270-2081
Mailing Address: 240 E 39TH ST APT 25A NEW YORK, NY 10016
Mailing Phone: (305) 205-4242
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-21-2014
Last Update Date: 11-21-2014
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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: General Acute Care Hospital Women
Taxonomy Code: 282NW0100X
Type: Hospitals

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	261QA1903X	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities	Clinic/Center Ambulatory Surgical
2	261QH0100X	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities	Clinic/Center Health Service

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: DR. OVADIA ABULAFIA MD
Authorized Official Title: CHARIMAN OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLO
Authorized Official Phone: (718) 270-2081

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 1730586637, 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1730586637.