DR. THOMAS E BALAZY MD
NPI 1861471807
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Spinal Cord Injury Medicine in Englewood, CO

NPI Status: Active since January 10, 2006

Contact Information

3425 S CLARKSON ST
ENGLEWOOD, CO
ZIP 80113
Phone: (303) 789-8220
Fax: (303) 789-8470

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

Individual
Male
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine

About THOMAS BALAZY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Thomas Balazy, a provider established in Englewood, Colorado with a medical specialization in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, focusing in spinal cord injury medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861471807 assigned on January 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2081P0004X with license number 27370 (CO). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1861471807
Provider Name: DR. THOMAS E BALAZY MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3425 S CLARKSON ST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113
Location Phone: (303) 789-8220
Location Fax: (303) 789-8470
Mailing Address: 3425 S CLARKSON ST ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113
Mailing Phone: (303) 789-8220
Mailing Fax: (303) 789-8470
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-10-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2081P0004X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 27370
License State: CO
Taxonomy Description: A physician who addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of traumatic spinal cord injury and non-traumatic etiologies of spinal cord dysfunction by working in an interdisciplinary manner. Care is provided to patients of all ages on a lifelong basis and covers related medical, physical, psychological and vocational disabilities and complications.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

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*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
01273705	MEDICAID (05)	CO
E40485	MEDICARE UPIN (02)
H1878	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)

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 1861471807, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 1 → 2 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1861471807.