BEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CORP
NPI 1184783334
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Guayama, PR

NPI Status: Active since December 06, 2006

Contact Information

HOSTOS #89 NORTE
GUAYAMA, PR
ZIP 00784
Phone: (787) 864-2992
Fax: (787) 864-2992

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About BEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CORP

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Best Medical Equipment Corp, a provider established in Guayama, Puerto Rico operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184783334 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Marta M Rivera (President & Owner)

NPI
1184783334
Provider Name
BEST MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CORP
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
HOSTOS #89 NORTE GUAYAMA, PR 00784
Location Phone
(787) 864-2992
Location Fax
(787) 864-2992
Mailing Address
PO BOX 1197 GUAYAMA, PR 00785
Mailing Phone
(787) 864-2992
Mailing Fax
(787) 864-2992
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
12-06-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

Taxonomy Code
332B00000X
Type
Suppliers
Taxonomy Description
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.

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

MARTA M RIVERA

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT & OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(707) 864-2992

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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 1184783334, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
4
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 7 → 14 → 5 3 → 6 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1184783334.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1184783334, enumerated as an "organization" on December 06, 2006.

The provider is located at HOSTOS #89 NORTE GUAYAMA, PR 00784 and the phone number is (787) 864-2992.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.