MELANIE MILLER LAC
NPI 1487033965
Acupuncturist in Philadelphia, PA

NPI Status: Active since May 29, 2015

Contact Information

345 E MOUNT AIRY AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19119
Phone: (347) 437-7343

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Individual
Female
Acupuncturist

About MELANIE MILLER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melanie Miller, a provider established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487033965 assigned on May 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number OM000196 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1487033965
Provider Name: MELANIE MILLER LAC
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 345 E MOUNT AIRY AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19119
Location Phone: (347) 437-7343
Mailing Address: 5426 HERMIT TER APT A1 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128
Mailing Phone: (347) 437-7343
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-29-2015
Last Update Date: 08-11-2025
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An acupuncturist like Melanie Miller 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.: OM000196
License State: PA
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 1487033965, 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 0 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1487033965.