ELBERT GREER RICHARDSON M.D.
NPI 1043207186
Orthopaedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle Surgery in Germantown, TN

NPI Status: Active since October 04, 2005

Contact Information

1400 S GERMANTOWN RD
GERMANTOWN, TN
ZIP 38138
Phone: (901) 759-3100

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Orthopaedic Surgery
Foot and Ankle Surgery

About ELBERT RICHARDSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Elbert Richardson, a provider established in Germantown, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Orthopaedic Surgery, focusing in foot and ankle surgery . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1043207186 assigned on October 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207XX0004X with license number 36449 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1043207186
Provider Name: ELBERT GREER RICHARDSON M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1400 S GERMANTOWN RD GERMANTOWN, TN 38138
Location Phone: (901) 759-3100
Mailing Address: 1400 S GERMANTOWN RD GERMANTOWN, TN 38138
Mailing Phone: (901) 759-3100
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-04-2005
Last Update Date: 07-11-2007
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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: Orthopaedic Surgery Foot and Ankle Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 207XX0004X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 36449
License State: TN
Taxonomy Description: Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, foot and ankle surgeons deal with adult reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, adult foot and ankle trauma, sports medicine foot and ankle, and children's foot and ankle reconstructive surgery.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

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Additional Identifiers

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Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
3174299	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	TN
B03654	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	TN

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 1043207186, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Check

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 4 → 8 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 8 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1043207186.