HAROLD A PICKEN MD
NPI 1821032178
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in North Quincy, MA

NPI Status: Active since June 16, 2006

Contact Information

25 NEWPORT AVE
EXT MS 12/15
NORTH QUINCY, MA
ZIP 02171
Phone: (617) 246-3232

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Pulmonary Disease

About HAROLD PICKEN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Harold Picken, an internist established in North Quincy, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1821032178 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X with license number 79885 (MA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI
1821032178
Provider Name
HAROLD A PICKEN MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
25 NEWPORT AVE EXT MS 12/15 NORTH QUINCY, MA 02171
Location Phone
(617) 246-3232
Mailing Address
25 NEWPORT AVE EXT MS 12/15 NORTH QUINCY, MA 02171
Mailing Phone
(617) 246-3232
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
06-16-2006
Last Update Date
07-21-2022
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An internist like Harold Picken 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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Secondary Locations

  • 110 Liberty St
    Brockton, MA 02301
    (508) 894-0400

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 Pulmonary Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RP1001X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
79885
License State
MA
Taxonomy Description
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.

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)
1207R00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine

79885 (MA)

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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 1821032178, 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
8
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 2 → 4 0 → 0 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1821032178.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1821032178, enumerated as an "individual" on June 16, 2006.

The provider is located at 25 NEWPORT AVE EXT MS 12/15 NORTH QUINCY, MA 02171 and the phone number is (617) 246-3232.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RP1001X and a focus in Pulmonary Disease.