DR. BRIAN HARALSON TEW M.D.
NPI 1992047872
Legal Medicine in Houston, TX
NPI Status: Active since March 19, 2013
Contact Information
4134 VILLANOVA ST
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77005
Phone: (713) 594-4747
Fax: (713) 481-8323
- Individual
- Male
- Legal Medicine
About BRIAN TEW
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Brian Tew, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Legal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1992047872 assigned on March 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 209800000X with license number F2060 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 13 years ago.
- NPI
- 1992047872
- Provider Name
- DR. BRIAN HARALSON TEW M.D.
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 4134 VILLANOVA ST HOUSTON, TX 77005
- Location Phone
- (713) 594-4747
- Location Fax
- (713) 481-8323
- Mailing Address
- 4134 VILLANOVA ST HOUSTON, TX 77005
- Mailing Phone
- (713) 594-4747
- Mailing Fax
- (713) 481-8323
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 03-19-2013
- Last Update Date
- 03-19-2013
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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
Legal Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 209800000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- F2060
- License State
- TX
- Taxonomy Description
- Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207Q00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Family Medicine | F2060 (TX) |
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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 1992047872, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1992047872, enumerated as an "individual" on March 19, 2013.
The provider is located at 4134 VILLANOVA ST HOUSTON, TX 77005 and the phone number is (713) 594-4747.
Legal Medicine with taxonomy code 209800000X.
