LANSANA MUNU
NPI 1053848358
Driver in Washington, DC

NPI Status: Active since May 17, 2017

Contact Information

2934 VISTA ST NE
WASHINGTON, DC
ZIP 20018
Phone: (202) 351-1779

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Individual
Male
Driver

About LANSANA MUNU

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lansana Munu, a provider established in Washington, District Of Columbia with a medical specialization in Driver. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1053848358 assigned on May 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 172A00000X with license number 1882540 (DC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 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: 1053848358
Provider Name: LANSANA MUNU
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2934 VISTA ST NE WASHINGTON, DC 20018
Location Phone: (202) 351-1779
Mailing Address: 2934 VISTA ST NE WASHINGTON, DC 20018
Mailing Phone: (202) 351-1779
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-17-2017
Last Update Date: 07-21-2022
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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: Driver
Taxonomy Code: 172A00000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: 1882540
License State: DC
Taxonomy Description: A person employed to operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of persons or property.

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.

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 1053848358, 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1053848358.