LEXINGTON CARDIOLOGY AT CENTRAL BAPTIST
NPI 1811286248
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since April 06, 2011

Contact Information

1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD
SUITE 601
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40503
Phone: (859) 277-5887
Fax: (859) 276-7659

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About LEXINGTON CARDIOLOGY AT CENTRAL BAPTIST

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lexington Cardiology At Central Baptist, an internist established in Lexington, Kentucky operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1811286248 assigned on April 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. Lexington Cardiology At Central Baptist operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Lexington Cardiology At Central Baptist. The authorized official of this NPI record is William Sisson (President/ceo)

NPI: 1811286248
Provider Legal Name: BAPTIST PHYSICIANS LEXINGTON, INC.
Other Organization Name: LEXINGTON CARDIOLOGY AT CENTRAL BAPTIST
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD SUITE 601 LEXINGTON, KY 40503
Location Phone: (859) 277-5887
Location Fax: (859) 276-7659
Mailing Address: PO BOX 890550 LOX BOX ID 5550 CHARLOTTE, NC 28289
Mailing Phone: (859) 277-5887
Mailing Fax: (859) 276-7659
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-06-2011
Last Update Date: 05-04-2011
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An internist like Lexington Cardiology At Central Baptist 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 Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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	363A00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Physician Assistant
2	363LA2100X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Acute Care

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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 SISSON
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT/CEO
Authorized Official Phone: (859) 260-6100

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 1811286248, 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 1 → 2 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1811286248.