DIRECT HEALTH INC
NPI 1013926104
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in North Charleston, SC

NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2006

Contact Information

3951 W MONTAGUE AVE STE D
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC
ZIP 29418
Phone: (843) 834-2180
Fax: (843) 572-0855

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About DIRECT HEALTH INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Direct Health Inc, a provider established in North Charleston, South Carolina operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1013926104 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Lloyd Earl Hepburn Jr. Md (President)

NPI
1013926104
Provider Name
DIRECT HEALTH INC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3951 W MONTAGUE AVE STE D NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29418
Location Phone
(843) 834-2180
Location Fax
(843) 572-0855
Mailing Address
3951 W MONTAGUE AVE STE D NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29418
Mailing Phone
(843) 834-2180
Mailing Fax
(843) 572-0855
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-06-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

Taxonomy Code
332B00000X
Type
Suppliers
Taxonomy Description
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.

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

DR. LLOYD EARL HEPBURN JR. MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(843) 834-2180

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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 1013926104, we treat the final digit (4) 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 46. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 46 = 4).

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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
4
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 9 → 18 → 9 6 → 12 → 3 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 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 46

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

The next multiple of ten after 46 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 46 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1013926104.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1013926104, enumerated as an "organization" on August 06, 2006.

The provider is located at 3951 W MONTAGUE AVE STE D NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29418 and the phone number is (843) 834-2180.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.