RICHARD D ADELMAN MD – NPI #1720051154
Family Medicine

A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Family Medicine

RICHARD D ADELMAN MD is a provider located in RALEIGH, NC. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1720051154 to RICHARD D ADELMAN MD on February 08, 2006. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207QS0010X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Family Medicine, specializing in Sports Medicine

The NPI profile was previously updated about 15 years ago on Jan 18, 2011. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for RICHARD D ADELMAN MD below.

NPI Profile for
RICHARD D ADELMAN MD

NPI Number
1720051154
Enumeration Date

(more than 20 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-2  Organization
Organization health care providers may have a single employee or thousands of employees. An example is an incorporated individual who is an organization's only employee.
Legal Name
RICHARD D ADELMAN MD
Primary location
7320 SIX FORKS RD
STE 260
RALEIGH, NC 27615
Phone: (919) 846-9292 Fax: (919) 848-3638
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
RICHARD ADELMAN
OWNER
Phone: (919) 846-9292
Updated
Identifiers

Identifiers for RICHARD D ADELMAN MD

Identifiers are used to associate other provider identifiers such as Medicaid or other insurers (ie:, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser-Permanente, etc.), with their NPI number. These identifiers can be used in matching an NPI number to an insurer's records. However, not all providers have such numbers and not all providers choose to include them in their NPI information.

DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
OTHERBCBSNCNC10394
MEDICAIDNC8910394
Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
207QS0010X
- Family Medicine / Sports Medicine (Primary)		 NC

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.