James Cheek, M.D., M.P.H.
James Cheek, M.D., M.P.H. is a Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Physician in Albuquerque, NM, registered under NPI 1346508975.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 2400 TUCKER NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 98-236 | NM | Public Health & General Preventive… primary |
This provider holds licence 98-236 issued in NM. 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 Public Health & General Preventive Medicine covers
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. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2083P0901X
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 | 1346508975 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | May 2, 2012 |
| Last updated | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | M.D., M.P.H. |
| Practice address |
2400 TUCKER NE Albuquerque, NM 87131 (505) 272-1734 Fax (505) 272-1736 |
| Mailing address |
MSC09 5040 1 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO Albuquerque, NM 87131 |
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 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Sum = 65 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
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.