AKHILESH BASI REDDY MD
NPI 1437971918
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology in Philadelphia, PA

NPI Status: Active since October 28, 2024

Contact Information

3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD BLDG 421
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19104
Phone: (267) 541-4994

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Individual
Male
Psychiatry & Neurology
Neurology

About AKHILESH BASI REDDY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Akhilesh Basi Reddy, a provider established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in neurology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1437971918 assigned on October 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084N0400X with license number MD485015 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1437971918
Provider Name: AKHILESH BASI REDDY MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD BLDG 421 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Location Phone: (267) 541-4994
Mailing Address: 234 PHILIP PL PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-28-2024
Last Update Date: 10-28-2024
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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: Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology
Taxonomy Code: 2084N0400X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD485015
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.

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 1437971918, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 2 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1437971918.