RAPHA ACUPUNCTURE HEALING CENTER, INC
NPI 1184133035
Acupuncturist in Torrance, CA

NPI Status: Active since September 22, 2017

Contact Information

22525 CRENSHAW BLVD
TORRANCE, CA
ZIP 90505
Phone: (310) 784-1328
Fax: (310) 854-6776

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Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Acupuncturist

About RAPHA ACUPUNCTURE HEALING CENTER, INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Rapha Acupuncture Healing Center, Inc, a provider established in Torrance, California operating as a Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184133035 assigned on September 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number 11787 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The organization operates as a single speciality business group with one or more individual providers who practice the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Yong Ook Kim L. Ac (C.e.o)

NPI: 1184133035
Provider Name: RAPHA ACUPUNCTURE HEALING CENTER, INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 22525 CRENSHAW BLVD TORRANCE, CA 90505
Location Phone: (310) 784-1328
Location Fax: (310) 854-6776
Mailing Address: 22525 CRENSHAW BLVD TORRANCE, CA 90505
Mailing Phone: (310) 784-1328
Mailing Fax: (310) 854-6776
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-22-2017
Last Update Date: 07-21-2022
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An acupuncturist like Rapha Acupuncture Healing Center, Inc 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.: 11787
License State: CA
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.

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.

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. YONG OOK KIM L. AC
Authorized Official Title: C.E.O
Authorized Official Phone: (310) 784-1328

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	8	4	1	3	3	0	3	5
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	1	16	4	2	3	6	0	6
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 24 = 55
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
60 - 55 = 5									5

The NPI number 1184133035 is valid because the calculated check digit 5 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.