Eric Buchbaum, DPM
Eric Buchbaum, DPM is a provider specialising in Foot Surgery Podiatrist in Wakefield, RI, registered under NPI 1952365652.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1 HIGH ST, Wakefield, RI 02879. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DPM00302 | RI | Foot Surgery Podiatrist primary |
This provider holds licence DPM00302 issued in RI. 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 - Podiatry
- PAC ID
- 6608861125
- Enrollment ID
- I20040419000917
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Podiatry. 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 Foot Surgery covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 213ES0131X
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 | 1952365652 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 12, 2006 |
| Last updated | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | DPM |
| Practice address |
1 HIGH ST Wakefield, RI 02879 (401) 789-1422 Fax (401) 782-6810 |
| Other identifiers |
0000021254
· Other 11092609 · Other (RI) 407225 · Other SSN#-TAX ID# 2049285 · Other (RI) ZDZ388 · Other 2382382 · Other 4024 · Other (RI) 5095486002 · Other AETNA COM 7342159 · Other (RI) PT SSN# · Other (RI) 204928511 · Other (PR) 0000031650 · Other (RI) 3916940001 · Other 407225 · Other (RI) 432037955 · Other 480034977 · Other 7009003 · Medicaid (RI) AA69503 · Other (RI) |
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 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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.