DR. PETER LOWELL BEILENSON MD, MPH
NPI 1982889366
Preventive Medicine - Public Health & General Preventive Medicine in Columbia, MD

NPI Status: Active since January 04, 2008

Contact Information

7178 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR
HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
COLUMBIA, MD
ZIP 21046
Phone: (410) 313-6363
Fax: (410) 313-6303

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About PETER BEILENSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Peter Beilenson, a provider established in Columbia, Maryland with a medical specialization in Preventive Medicine, focusing in public health & general preventive medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982889366 assigned on January 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0901X with license number D37352 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1982889366
Provider Name: DR. PETER LOWELL BEILENSON MD, MPH
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7178 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COLUMBIA, MD 21046
Location Phone: (410) 313-6363
Location Fax: (410) 313-6303
Mailing Address: 7178 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT COLUMBIA, MD 21046
Mailing Phone: (410) 313-6363
Mailing Fax: (410) 313-6303
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-04-2008
Last Update Date: 01-04-2008
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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: Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2083P0901X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: D37352
License State: MD
Taxonomy Description: Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.

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 1982889366, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1982889366.