RAVINESH PRASAD BIOMED
NPI 1356962005
Technician, Other - Biomedical Engineering in Palo Alto, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 05, 2020

Contact Information

500 PASTEUR DR
PALO ALTO, CA
ZIP 94304
Phone: (650) 804-0903

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Individual
Male
Technician, Other
Biomedical Engineering

About RAVINESH PRASAD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ravinesh Prasad, a provider established in Palo Alto, California with a medical specialization in Technician, Other, focusing in biomedical engineering . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356962005 assigned on May 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2472B0301X with license number 0000 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1356962005
Provider Name: RAVINESH PRASAD BIOMED
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 500 PASTEUR DR PALO ALTO, CA 94304
Location Phone: (650) 804-0903
Mailing Address: 820 QUARRY RD RM K213 PALO ALTO, CA 94304
Mailing Phone: (650) 804-0903
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-05-2020
Last Update Date: 05-05-2020
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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: Technician, Other Biomedical Engineering
Taxonomy Code: 2472B0301X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
License No.: 0000
License State: CA

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 1356962005, 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1356962005.