MICHAEL S PLATZER DO
NPI 1740754217
Emergency Medicine in Portsmouth, VA
NPI Status: Active since January 17, 2019
Contact Information
620 JOHN PAUL JONES CIR
PORTSMOUTH, VA
ZIP 23708
Phone: (757) 953-0669
- Individual
- Male
- Emergency Medicine
About MICHAEL PLATZER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Platzer, a provider established in Portsmouth, Virginia with a medical specialization in Emergency Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740754217 assigned on January 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207P00000X with license number 0102206236 (VA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.
- NPI
- 1740754217
- Provider Name
- MICHAEL S PLATZER DO
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 620 JOHN PAUL JONES CIR PORTSMOUTH, VA 23708
- Location Phone
- (757) 953-0669
- Mailing Address
- 4100 SCOTFIELD DR CHESAPEAKE, VA 23321
- Mailing Phone
- (423) 292-1136
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 01-17-2019
- Last Update Date
- 08-18-2025
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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
Emergency Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207P00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- 0102206236
- License State
- VA
- Taxonomy Description
- An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
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 | 208D00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | General Practice | 0102206236 (VA) |
| 2 | 390200000X | Student, Health Care | Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program |
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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 1740754217, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740754217, enumerated as an "individual" on January 17, 2019.
The provider is located at 620 JOHN PAUL JONES CIR PORTSMOUTH, VA 23708 and the phone number is (757) 953-0669.
Emergency Medicine with taxonomy code 207P00000X.
