MISS BRUCE L MILLER JR. MD
NPI 1376598920
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in San Francisco, CA

NPI Status: Active since May 23, 2006

Contact Information

UCSF
521 PARNASSUS AVE, SUITE C-126
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ZIP 94143
Phone: (415) 502-7104
Fax: (415) 476-5020

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Internal Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine

About BRUCE MILLER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bruce Miller, an internist established in San Francisco, California with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in hospice and palliative medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1376598920 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RH0002X with license number A88083 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI
1376598920
Provider Name
MISS BRUCE L MILLER JR. MD
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
UCSF 521 PARNASSUS AVE, SUITE C-126 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Location Phone
(415) 502-7104
Location Fax
(415) 476-5020
Mailing Address
PO BOX 366 RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
05-23-2006
Last Update Date
02-13-2018
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An internist like Bruce Miller is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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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

Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207RH0002X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
A88083
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1207R00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine

227187 (MA)

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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 1376598920, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
0
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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1376598920.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1376598920, enumerated as an "individual" on May 23, 2006.

The provider is located at UCSF 521 PARNASSUS AVE, SUITE C-126 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 and the phone number is (415) 502-7104.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RH0002X and a focus in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.