DR. RICHARD JAY BRODY M.D.
NPI 1083697825
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Saint Paul, MN

NPI Status: Active since November 25, 2005

Contact Information

225 SMITH AVE N STE 400
SAINT PAUL, MN
ZIP 55102
Phone: (651) 290-0133

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Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About RICHARD BRODY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Richard Brody, an internist established in Saint Paul, Minnesota with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1083697825 assigned on November 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number 29131 (MN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI: 1083697825
Provider Name: DR. RICHARD JAY BRODY M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 225 SMITH AVE N STE 400 SAINT PAUL, MN 55102
Location Phone: (651) 290-0133
Mailing Address: 2925 CHICAGO AVE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55407
Mailing Phone: (612) 262-5000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-25-2005
Last Update Date: 03-11-2021
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An internist like Richard Brody is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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: Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 29131
License State: MN
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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 1083697825, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1083697825.