Elizabeth Beierle Chen, MD
Elizabeth Beierle Chen, MD is a Pediatric Surgery Physician in Birmingham, AL, registered under NPI 1548278872.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1600 7TH AVE S, Birmingham, AL 35233. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ME82903 | FL | Pediatric Surgery Physician primary |
This provider holds licence ME82903 issued in FL. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - General Surgery
- PAC ID
- 8224261573
- Enrollment ID
- I20140512002067
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - General Surgery. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Pediatric Surgery covers
A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical conditions in premature and newborn infants, children and adolescents. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2086S0120X
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 | 1548278872 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Aug 3, 2006 |
| Last updated | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | MD |
| Practice address |
1600 7TH AVE S Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 939-9100 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 55310 Birmingham, AL 35255 |
| Other identifiers |
02923736
· Other (MS) 258898600 · Medicaid (FL) 051100162 · Other (AL) 114192 · Medicaid (AL) |
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 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Sum = 78 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · 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.