WILLIAM M EDWARDS M.D.
NPI 1952409997
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology in Summerville, SC

NPI Status: Active since September 21, 2006

Contact Information

2001 2ND AVE STE 201
SUMMERVILLE, SC
ZIP 29486
Phone: (843) 572-4840
Fax: (843) 764-2726

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Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology

About WILLIAM EDWARDS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for William Edwards, an internist established in Summerville, South Carolina with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in rheumatology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1952409997 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RR0500X with license number 07372 (SC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1952409997
Provider Name: WILLIAM M EDWARDS M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2001 2ND AVE STE 201 SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486
Location Phone: (843) 572-4840
Location Fax: (843) 764-2726
Mailing Address: 2001 2ND AVE STE 201 SUMMERVILLE, SC 29486
Mailing Phone: (843) 572-4840
Mailing Fax: (843) 764-2726
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-21-2006
Last Update Date: 07-02-2018
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An internist like William Edwards 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 Rheumatology
Taxonomy Code: 207RR0500X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 07372
License State: SC
Taxonomy Description: An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and collagen diseases.

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 1952409997, 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9 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 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1952409997.