GREAT LAKES CHILDRENS DENTAL CARE PA
NPI 1790795821
Dentist - Dental Public Health in Duluth, MN

NPI Status: Active since August 09, 2006

Contact Information

2710 PIEDMONT AVENUE
DULUTH, MN
ZIP 55811
Phone: (218) 525-5100
Fax: (218) 722-3883

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About GREAT LAKES CHILDRENS DENTAL CARE PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Great Lakes Childrens Dental Care Pa, a provider established in Duluth, Minnesota operating as a Dentist, focusing in dental public health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1790795821 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1223D0001X with license number D11559 (MN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year 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. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Rami M Guirguis Dds Ms (Owner)

NPI
1790795821
Provider Name
GREAT LAKES CHILDRENS DENTAL CARE PA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2710 PIEDMONT AVENUE DULUTH, MN 55811
Location Phone
(218) 525-5100
Location Fax
(218) 722-3883
Mailing Address
2710 PIEDMONT AVENUE DULUTH, MN 55811
Mailing Phone
(218) 525-5100
Mailing Fax
(218) 722-3883
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-09-2006
Last Update Date
09-11-2025
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A dentist like Great Lakes Childrens Dental Care Pa is a skilled in and licensed provider that diagnoses and treats problems with patients teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. Dentists educate patients on how to take care of the teeth and gums and provide information on diet choices that affect oral health. Dentists must be licensed in the state in which they work.

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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

Dentist Dental Public Health

Taxonomy Code
1223D0001X
Type
Dental Providers
License No.
D11559
License State
MN
Taxonomy Description
The science and art of preventing and controlling dental diseases and promoting dental health through organized community efforts. It is that form of dental practice that serves the community as a patient rather than the individual. It is concerned with the dental health education of the public, with applied dental research, and with the administration of group dental care programs as well as the prevention and control of dental diseases on a community basis.

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)
11223P0221XDental Providers

Dentist
Pediatric Dentistry

D10919 (MN)

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE 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.

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. RAMI M GUIRGUIS DDS MS

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(218) 525-5100

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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 1790795821, 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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
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 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 4 + 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 1790795821.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1790795821, enumerated as an "organization" on August 09, 2006.

The provider is located at 2710 PIEDMONT AVENUE DULUTH, MN 55811 and the phone number is (218) 525-5100.

Dentist with taxonomy code 1223D0001X and a focus in Dental Public Health.