ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS SPECIALTY LLC
NPI 1831463215
Internal Medicine in Fayetteville, AR

NPI Status: Active since March 01, 2012

Contact Information

1125 N COLLEGE AVE
FAYETTEVILLE, AR
ZIP 72703
Phone: (479) 684-5191
Fax: (479) 571-1801

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

Organization
Internal Medicine

About ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS SPECIALTY LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Academic Physicians Specialty Llc, an internist established in Fayetteville, Arkansas operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1831463215 assigned on March 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 years ago. Academic Physicians Specialty Llc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Calvin J Smith (Administrator)

NPI: 1831463215
Provider Name: ACADEMIC PHYSICIANS SPECIALTY LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1125 N COLLEGE AVE FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703
Location Phone: (479) 684-5191
Location Fax: (479) 571-1801
Mailing Address: 1125 N COLLEGE AVE FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703
Mailing Phone: (479) 684-5191
Mailing Fax: (479) 571-1801
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-01-2012
Last Update Date: 05-10-2012
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An internist like Academic Physicians Specialty Llc 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
Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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: MR. CALVIN J SMITH
Authorized Official Title: ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone: (479) 684-5191

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 1831463215, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 3 → 6 4 → 8 3 → 6 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1831463215.