HEART CENTER, PC (CARDIO CATH LAB)
NPI 1962579888
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Huntsville, AL

NPI Status: Active since November 29, 2006

Contact Information

930 FRANKLIN ST SE
HUNTSVILLE, AL
ZIP 35801
Phone: (256) 539-4080
Fax: (256) 539-4099

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About HEART CENTER, PC (CARDIO CATH LAB)

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Heart Center, Pc (cardio Cath Lab), an internist established in Huntsville, Alabama operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1962579888 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 19 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's other name is Heart Center, Pc (cardio Cath Lab). The authorized official of this NPI record is Larry Johnston (Chief Executive Officer)

NPI: 1962579888
Provider Legal Name: THE HEART CENTER, PC
Other Organization Name: HEART CENTER, PC (CARDIO CATH LAB)
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 930 FRANKLIN ST SE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
Location Phone: (256) 539-4080
Location Fax: (256) 539-4099
Mailing Address: 930 FRANKLIN ST SE HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
Mailing Phone: (256) 539-4080
Mailing Fax: (256) 539-4099
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-29-2006
Last Update Date: 07-11-2007
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An internist like Heart Center, Pc (cardio Cath Lab) 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 Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area 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: LARRY JOHNSTON
Authorized Official Title: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone: (256) 519-8314

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 1962579888, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 6 → 12 → 3 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1962579888.