SPARKS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP INC
NPI 1740099811
Legal Medicine in Sacramento, CA

NPI Status: Active since January 03, 2025

Contact Information

3111 FITE CIR STE 103
SACRAMENTO, CA
ZIP 95827
Phone: (916) 362-5112

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About SPARKS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sparks Associates Medical Group Inc, a provider established in Sacramento, California operating as a Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740099811 assigned on January 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 209800000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. Sparks Associates Medical Group Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Chad Sparks Md (Owner)

NPI
1740099811
Provider Name
SPARKS ASSOCIATES MEDICAL GROUP INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3111 FITE CIR STE 103 SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
Location Phone
(916) 362-5112
Mailing Address
3111 FITE CIR STE 103 SACRAMENTO, CA 95827
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-03-2025
Last Update Date
01-03-2025
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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

Legal Medicine

Taxonomy Code
209800000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.

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)
1202C00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

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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

CHAD SPARKS MD

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(310) 956-9980

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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 1740099811, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
1
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 4 → 8 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 2 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1740099811.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740099811, enumerated as an "organization" on January 03, 2025.

The provider is located at 3111 FITE CIR STE 103 SACRAMENTO, CA 95827 and the phone number is (916) 362-5112.

Legal Medicine with taxonomy code 209800000X.