DISTINCTIVE HOMECARE LLC
NPI 1013530443
Registered Nurse - General Practice in Philadelphia, PA

NPI Status: Active since May 20, 2020

Contact Information

9444 KIRKWOOD RD
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19114
Phone: (267) 815-7307

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About DISTINCTIVE HOMECARE LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Distinctive Homecare Llc, a provider established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania operating as a Registered Nurse, focusing in general practice . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1013530443 assigned on May 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WG0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Benjamin Degraft Koomson Rn (President)

NPI
1013530443
Provider Name
DISTINCTIVE HOMECARE LLC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
9444 KIRKWOOD RD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114
Location Phone
(267) 815-7307
Mailing Address
9444 KIRKWOOD RD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114
Mailing Phone
(267) 815-7307
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
05-20-2020
Last Update Date
05-20-2020
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A registered nurse (RN) like Distinctive Homecare Llc coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

Registered Nurse General Practice

Taxonomy Code
163WG0000X
Type
Nursing Service Providers

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

BENJAMIN DEGRAFT KOOMSON RN

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(267) 815-7307

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1013530443, we treat the final digit (3) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 47. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 47 = 3).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
3
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 8 + 24 = 47

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 47 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 47 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1013530443.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1013530443, enumerated as an "organization" on May 20, 2020.

The provider is located at 9444 KIRKWOOD RD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19114 and the phone number is (267) 815-7307.

Registered Nurse with taxonomy code 163WG0000X and a focus in General Practice.