SHIZA TAHIR VIRK MD
NPI 1790357374
Internal Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA
NPI Status: Active since July 13, 2021
Contact Information
1307 FEDERAL ST
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15212
Phone: (412) 362-8677
- Individual
- Female
- Internal Medicine
About SHIZA VIRK
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shiza Virk, an internist established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1790357374 assigned on July 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X with license number MT223582 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
- NPI
- 1790357374
- Provider Name
- SHIZA TAHIR VIRK MD
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 1307 FEDERAL ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
- Location Phone
- (412) 362-8677
- Mailing Address
- 10 ALLEGHENY CTR APT 211 PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
- Mailing Phone
- (412) 576-2573
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 07-13-2021
- Last Update Date
- 07-13-2021
- Code Navigator
An internist like Shiza Virk is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.
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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
Internal Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207R00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- MT223582
- License State
- PA
- Taxonomy Description
- A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
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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 1790357374, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).
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 66 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 1790357374, enumerated as an "individual" on July 13, 2021.
The provider is located at 1307 FEDERAL ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 and the phone number is (412) 362-8677.
Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.
