BRUCE JEFFERSON BRELAND
NPI 1427693522
Acupuncturist in Towson, MD

NPI Status: Active since November 12, 2019

Contact Information

1014 DULANEY VALLEY RD
TOWSON, MD
ZIP 21204
Phone: (410) 336-5876

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Secondary Taxonomies
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Individual
Male
Acupuncturist

About BRUCE BRELAND

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bruce Breland, a provider established in Towson, Maryland with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427693522 assigned on November 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number U02290 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1427693522
Provider Name: BRUCE JEFFERSON BRELAND
Other Name: B. JEFFERSON BRELAND
Other Name Type: Professional Name (2)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1014 DULANEY VALLEY RD TOWSON, MD 21204
Location Phone: (410) 336-5876
Mailing Address: 4114 MARX AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21206
Mailing Phone: (410) 336-5876
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-12-2019
Last Update Date: 11-12-2019
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An acupuncturist like Bruce Breland 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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Secondary Locations

249 York St # B
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(410) 336-5876

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.: U02290
License State: MD
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.

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)
1	171100000X	Other Service Providers	Acupuncturist	AK001294 (PA)

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	4	2	7	6	9	3	5	2	2
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	4	4	7	12	9	6	5	4
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 24 = 68
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
70 - 68 = 2									2

The NPI number 1427693522 is valid because the calculated check digit 2 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.