PIEDMONT UROLOGY, P.C.
NPI 1790997658
Urology in Atlanta, GA

NPI Status: Active since May 04, 2007

Contact Information

95 COLLIER RD NW
SUITE 6025
ATLANTA, GA
ZIP 30309
Phone: (404) 352-9260
Fax: (404) 352-9187

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Urology

About PIEDMONT UROLOGY, P.C.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Piedmont Urology, P.c., a provider established in Atlanta, Georgia operating as a Urology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1790997658 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208800000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 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. The authorized official of this NPI record is William M Scaljon M.d. (President Physician)

NPI: 1790997658
Provider Name: PIEDMONT UROLOGY, P.C.
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 95 COLLIER RD NW SUITE 6025 ATLANTA, GA 30309
Location Phone: (404) 352-9260
Location Fax: (404) 352-9187
Mailing Address: 95 COLLIER RD NW SUITE 6025 ATLANTA, GA 30309
Mailing Phone: (404) 352-9260
Mailing Fax: (404) 352-9187
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-04-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Urology
Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.

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.

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: WILLIAM M SCALJON M.D.
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Authorized Official Phone: (404) 352-9260

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 1790997658, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1790997658.