APPELBAUM EYECARE ASSOCIATES
APPELBAUM EYECARE ASSOCIATES is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1679971014, based in Bethesda, MD. The organization lists 2 taxonomy classifications, with Vision Therapy Optometrist recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 6509 DEMOCRACY BLVD, Bethesda, MD 20817. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TA0660 | MD | Vision Therapy Optometrist primary |
| TA2139 | MD | Vision Therapy Optometrist |
| 01197 | MD | Occupational Therapist |
This provider holds licence TA0660 issued in MD. 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 Vision Therapy covers
Optometrists who specialize in vision therapy as a treatment process used to improve vision function. It includes a broad range of developmental and rehabilitative treatment programs individually prescribed to remediate specific sensory, motor and/or visual perceptual dysfunctions. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 152WV0400X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 3 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152WV0400X | Vision Therapy Optometrist Vision Therapy | TA0660 | MD | primary |
| 152WV0400X | Vision Therapy Optometrist Vision Therapy | TA2139 | MD | |
| 225X00000X | Occupational Therapist | 01197 | MD |
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 | 1679971014 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 17, 2014 |
| Last updated | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
6509 DEMOCRACY BLVD Bethesda, MD 20817 (301) 897-8484 |
| Other identifiers |
1699847897
· NPI NUMBER (MD) 632708029 · NPI NUMBER (MD) 176220 · MEDICARE PTAN (MD) 1568538874 · NPI NUMBER (MD) |
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 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sum = 66 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
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.