Morris Hicks, DDS
Morris Hicks, DDS is a provider specialising in Endodontics in Baltimore, MD, registered under NPI 1285753897.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 650 W BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF ENDODONTICS, PROSTHODONTICS & OPER. DENT., Baltimore, MD 21201. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| DS028652R | PA | Endodontics primary |
This provider holds licence DS028652R issued in PA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Endodontics covers
The branch of dentistry that is concerned with the morphology, physiology and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic and clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp and associated periradicular conditions. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1223E0200X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1285753897 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Mar 28, 2007 |
| Last updated | Jul 8, 2007 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | DDS |
| Practice address |
650 W BALTIMORE, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND DENTAL SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF ENDODONTICS, PROSTHODONTICS & OPER. DENT. Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 706-7285 Fax (410) 706-3028 |
| Mailing address |
4405 HAVERFORD DR Rockville, MD 20853 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Sum = 73 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · check digit = 7 · actual last digit = 7
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.