BRITTANY SHEA BRANSCUM COA
NPI 1225895154
Technician/Technologist - Ophthalmic Assistant in Wichita, KS

NPI Status: Active since March 06, 2024

Contact Information

949 S GLENDALE ST
WICHITA, KS
ZIP 67218
Phone: (316) 685-2221

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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Technician/Technologist
Ophthalmic Assistant

About BRITTANY BRANSCUM

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Brittany Branscum, a provider established in Wichita, Kansas with a medical specialization in Technician/technologist, focusing in ophthalmic assistant . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1225895154 assigned on March 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156FX1101X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 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: 1225895154
Provider Name: BRITTANY SHEA BRANSCUM COA
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 949 S GLENDALE ST WICHITA, KS 67218
Location Phone: (316) 685-2221
Mailing Address: 5500 E KELLOGG DR WICHITA, KS 67218
Mailing Phone: (316) 685-2221
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-06-2024
Last Update Date: 03-06-2024
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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: Technician/Technologist Ophthalmic Assistant
Taxonomy Code: 156FX1101X
Type: Eye and Vision Services Providers
Taxonomy Description: An ophthalmic assistant assists ophthalmologists by performing duties including, but not limited to, patient charting, patient education, and basic eye testing.

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 1225895154, 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1225895154.