JAMES L WHITTLE MD
NPI 1801882139
Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology in Great Falls, MT

NPI Status: Active since September 22, 2005

Contact Information

1101 26TH ST S
5TH FLOOR
GREAT FALLS, MT
ZIP 59405
Phone: (406) 731-8888
Fax: (406) 731-8876

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology

About JAMES WHITTLE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for James Whittle, an internist established in Great Falls, Montana with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in interventional cardiology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1801882139 assigned on September 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0011X with license number 10864 (MT). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1801882139
Provider Name: JAMES L WHITTLE MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1101 26TH ST S 5TH FLOOR GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Location Phone: (406) 731-8888
Location Fax: (406) 731-8876
Mailing Address: 1101 26TH ST S 5TH FLOOR GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Mailing Phone: (406) 731-8888
Mailing Fax: (406) 731-8876
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-22-2005
Last Update Date: 08-30-2012
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An internist like James Whittle 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 Interventional Cardiology
Taxonomy Code: 207RI0011X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 10864
License State: MT
Taxonomy Description: An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Medicare

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Medicaid

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Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
000084839	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	MT
D57136	MEDICARE UPIN (02)
0145435	MEDICAID (05)	MT

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 1801882139, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1801882139.