BRUCE KASTER MD
BRUCE KASTER MD is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1528221702, based in Newton, MA. It is classified under Geriatric Psychiatry Physician.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 10 LANGLEY RD SUITE 300, Newton, MA 02459. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 76271 | MA | Geriatric Psychiatry Physician primary |
This provider holds licence 76271 issued in MA. 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 Geriatric Psychiatry covers
Geriatric Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric expertise in prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2084P0805X
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-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1528221702 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Last updated | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
10 LANGLEY RD SUITE 300 Newton, MA 02459 (617) 964-8200 Fax (617) 969-0996 |
| Mailing address |
77 CLIFTON RD Newton, MA 02459 |
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 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Sum = 58 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
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.