LEXINGTON INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS PSC
NPI 1922158294
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since January 11, 2007

Contact Information

1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD
STE 602
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40503
Phone: (859) 277-4005
Fax: (859) 278-2507

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

Organization
Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease

About LEXINGTON INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS PSC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lexington Infectious Disease Consultants Psc, an internist established in Lexington, Kentucky operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1922158294 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. Lexington Infectious Disease Consultants Psc 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 Dr. Mark J Dougherty (President)

NPI: 1922158294
Provider Name: LEXINGTON INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS PSC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD STE 602 LEXINGTON, KY 40503
Location Phone: (859) 277-4005
Location Fax: (859) 278-2507
Mailing Address: 1720 NICHOLASVILLE RD STE 602 LEXINGTON, KY 40503
Mailing Phone: (859) 277-4005
Mailing Fax: (859) 278-2507
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-11-2007
Last Update Date: 06-07-2013
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An internist like Lexington Infectious Disease Consultants Psc 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 Infectious Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RI0200X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

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)
1	363A00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Physician Assistant
2	363LC0200X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Critical Care Medicine

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: DR. MARK J DOUGHERTY
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (859) 277-4005

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 1922158294, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 2 → 4 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1922158294.