GENTLE DENTAL 8 MILE PLLC
NPI 1942325956
Dentist in Detroit, MI

NPI Status: Active since March 20, 2007

Contact Information

511 W 8 MILE RD
DETROIT, MI
ZIP 48203
Phone: (313) 891-7330

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Dentist

About GENTLE DENTAL 8 MILE PLLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gentle Dental 8 Mile Pllc, a provider established in Detroit, Michigan operating as a Dentist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1942325956 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 122300000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. Gentle Dental 8 Mile Pllc operates as a multi-specialty business group with one or more individual providers who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mike Cole (Insurance Director)

NPI: 1942325956
Provider Name: GENTLE DENTAL 8 MILE PLLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 511 W 8 MILE RD DETROIT, MI 48203
Location Phone: (313) 891-7330
Mailing Address: 511 W 8 MILE RD DETROIT, MI 48203
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-20-2007
Last Update Date: 10-19-2007
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A dentist like Gentle Dental 8 Mile Pllc is a skilled in and licensed provider that diagnoses and treats problems with patients teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth. Dentists educate patients on how to take care of the teeth and gums and provide information on diet choices that affect oral health. Dentists must be licensed in the state in which they work.

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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: Dentist
Taxonomy Code: 122300000X
Type: Dental Providers
Taxonomy Description: A dentist is a person qualified by a doctorate in dental surgery (D.D.S.) or dental medicine (D.M.D.), licensed by the state to practice dentistry, and practicing within the scope of that license. There is no difference between the two degrees: dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities have the prerogative to determine what degree is awarded. Both degrees use the same curriculum requirements set by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation. Generally, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist.

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: MIKE COLE
Authorized Official Title: INSURANCE DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (727) 726-1611

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	9	4	2	3	2	5	9	5	6
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	9	8	2	6	2	10	9	10
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 9 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 64
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
70 - 64 = 6									6

The NPI number 1942325956 is valid because the calculated check digit 6 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.