PANG CHIEH CHOU
NPI 1447597679
Acupuncturist in Scottsdale, AZ

NPI Status: Active since January 08, 2013

Contact Information

9700 N 91ST ST STE A115
SCOTTSDALE, AZ
ZIP 85258
Phone: (408) 260-8868

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Individual
Female
Acupuncturist

About PANG CHIEH CHOU

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pang Chieh Chou, a provider established in Scottsdale, Arizona with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447597679 assigned on January 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number 010091 (AZ). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1447597679
Provider Name: PANG CHIEH CHOU
Other Name: JENNIFER CHOU
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 9700 N 91ST ST STE A115 SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85258
Location Phone: (408) 260-8868
Mailing Address: 889 S WINCHESTER BLVD APT 87 SAN JOSE, CA 95128
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-08-2013
Last Update Date: 12-02-2020
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An acupuncturist like Pang Chieh Chou 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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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.: 010091
License State: AZ
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.

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 1447597679, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1447597679.