SARAH BABB MD
NPI 1871296871
Hospitalist in Gastonia, NC

NPI Status: Active since March 27, 2023

Contact Information

2525 COURT DR
GASTONIA, NC
ZIP 28054
Phone: (704) 834-2000

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Individual
Female
Hospitalist

About SARAH BABB

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sarah Babb, a provider established in Gastonia, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1871296871 assigned on March 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X with license number 2026-01462 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated June 2026.

NPI: 1871296871
Provider Name: SARAH BABB MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2525 COURT DR GASTONIA, NC 28054
Location Phone: (704) 834-2000
Mailing Address: 2525 COURT DR GASTONIA, NC 28054
Mailing Phone: (704) 430-7388
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-27-2023
Last Update Date: 06-26-2026
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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: Hospitalist
Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 2026-01462
License State: NC
Taxonomy Description: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.

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 1871296871, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3 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 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1871296871.