BRIAN PINE LAC
NPI 1174291231
Acupuncturist in Bethlehem, PA

NPI Status: Active since September 02, 2021

Contact Information

406 DELAWARE AVE
BETHLEHEM, PA
ZIP 18015
Phone: (484) 935-3191

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About BRIAN PINE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Brian Pine, a provider established in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174291231 assigned on September 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number AK001301 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1174291231
Provider Name: BRIAN PINE LAC
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 406 DELAWARE AVE BETHLEHEM, PA 18015
Location Phone: (484) 935-3191
Mailing Address: 406 DELAWARE AVE BETHLEHEM, PA 18015
Mailing Phone: (484) 935-3193
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 09-02-2021
Last Update Date: 10-28-2022
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An acupuncturist like Brian Pine specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing some diseases using acupuncture needles. Acupuncturists carefully insert and manipulate fine, solid needles at specific points on the skin to achieve therapeutic benefits. Modern medicine explains that acupuncture works by stimulating the nervous system, causing the body to release certain chemicals, including endorphins, in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals assist the body in managing and regulating pain. Other commonly used treatment methods in acupuncture include herbs or mixtures of herbs, and acupressure, which involves massaging acupuncture points instead of using needles.

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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: Acupuncturist
Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: AK001301
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	1	7	4	2	9	1	2	3	1
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	1	14	4	4	9	2	2	6
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 24 = 59
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
60 - 59 = 1									1

The NPI number 1174291231 is valid because the calculated check digit 1 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.