FAISAL TURKIY ALQOOFI MD
NPI 1952556771
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Evanston, IL

NPI Status: Active since November 20, 2008

Contact Information

2650 RIDGE AVENUE
EVANSTON, IL
ZIP 60201
Phone: (847) 570-2250
Fax: (847) 570-1865

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease

About FAISAL ALQOOFI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Faisal Alqoofi, an internist established in Evanston, Illinois with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1952556771 assigned on November 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X with license number 036122102 (IL). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI
1952556771
Provider Name
FAISAL TURKIY ALQOOFI MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
2650 RIDGE AVENUE EVANSTON, IL 60201
Location Phone
(847) 570-2250
Location Fax
(847) 570-1865
Mailing Address
2650 RIDGE AVENUE EVANSTON, IL 60201
Mailing Phone
(847) 570-2250
Mailing Fax
(847) 570-1865
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
11-20-2008
Last Update Date
11-20-2008
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An internist like Faisal Alqoofi 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
License No.
036122102
License State
IL
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.

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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 1952556771, 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
1
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 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1952556771.

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Internal Medicine
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Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
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Emergency Medicine
2650 RIDGE AVENUE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE
EVANSTON, IL 60201
Social Worker (Clinical)
2650 RIDGE AVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
EVANSTON, IL 60201
Nurse Practitioner
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EVANSTON, IL 60201
Advanced Practice Midwife
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Internal Medicine
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EVANSTON, IL 60201

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1952556771, enumerated as an "individual" on November 20, 2008.

The provider is located at 2650 RIDGE AVENUE EVANSTON, IL 60201 and the phone number is (847) 570-2250.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RI0200X and a focus in Infectious Disease.