ALEX CHOI MARA NP-C
NPI 1013543008
Nurse Practitioner - Family in San Diego, CA

NPI Status: Active since March 21, 2020

Contact Information

5248 ZEPHYR LN UNIT 24
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92120
Phone: (858) 766-8853

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Family

About ALEX MARA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Alex Mara, a provider established in San Diego, California with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1013543008 assigned on March 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number 95014270 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his 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.

NPI
1013543008
Provider Name
ALEX CHOI MARA NP-C
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
5248 ZEPHYR LN UNIT 24 SAN DIEGO, CA 92120
Location Phone
(858) 766-8853
Mailing Address
5248 ZEPHYR LN UNIT 24 SAN DIEGO, CA 92120
Mailing Phone
(858) 766-8853
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
03-21-2020
Last Update Date
03-21-2020
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Alex Mara is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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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

Nurse Practitioner Family

Taxonomy Code
363LF0000X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.
95014270
License State
CA

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.

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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 1013543008, we treat the final digit (8) 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 42. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 42 = 8).

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
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
8
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 3 → 6 0 → 0

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 + 4 + 6 + 0 + 0 + 24 = 42

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

The next multiple of ten after 42 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 42 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1013543008.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1013543008, enumerated as an "individual" on March 21, 2020.

The provider is located at 5248 ZEPHYR LN UNIT 24 SAN DIEGO, CA 92120 and the phone number is (858) 766-8853.

Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LF0000X and a focus in Family.