DR. DORSEY LIGON M.D.
NPI 1861557969
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Grand Rapids, MI
NPI Status: Active since December 27, 2006
Contact Information
80 68TH ST SE
SUITE 301
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
ZIP 49548
Phone: (616) 532-1410
Fax: (616) 532-5017
- Individual
- Male
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
About DORSEY LIGON
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dorsey Ligon, a women's health care provider established in Grand Rapids, Michigan with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861557969 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number 4301037012 (MI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.
- NPI
- 1861557969
- Provider Name
- DR. DORSEY LIGON M.D.
- Other Name Type
- Other Name (5)
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 80 68TH ST SE SUITE 301 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
- Location Phone
- (616) 532-1410
- Location Fax
- (616) 532-5017
- Mailing Address
- 100 MICHIGAN ST NE MC 845 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 12-27-2006
- Last Update Date
- 01-25-2022
- Code Navigator
Women's health care providers like Dorsey Ligon treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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
Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Taxonomy Code
- 207V00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- 4301037012
- License State
- MI
- Taxonomy Description
- An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.
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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 1861557969, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1861557969, enumerated as an "individual" on December 27, 2006.
The provider is located at 80 68TH ST SE SUITE 301 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49548 and the phone number is (616) 532-1410.
Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.
