NICHOLAS EPPEL
NPI 1487548715
Rehabilitation Practitioner in San Diego, CA

NPI Status: Active since June 03, 2025

Contact Information

286 EUCLID AVE STE 206
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92114
Phone: (619) 859-6270
Fax: (619) 881-8079

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Individual
Male
Rehabilitation Practitioner

About NICHOLAS EPPEL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nicholas Eppel, a provider established in San Diego, California with a medical specialization in Rehabilitation Practitioner. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487548715 assigned on June 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225400000X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1487548715
Provider Name: NICHOLAS EPPEL
Other Name: NICK EPPEL
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 286 EUCLID AVE STE 206 SAN DIEGO, CA 92114
Location Phone: (619) 859-6270
Location Fax: (619) 881-8079
Mailing Address: 286 EUCLID AVE STE 206 SAN DIEGO, CA 92114
Mailing Phone: (619) 859-6270
Mailing Fax: (619) 881-8079
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-03-2025
Last Update Date: 06-03-2025
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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: Rehabilitation Practitioner
Taxonomy Code: 225400000X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A health care practitioner who trains or retrains individuals disabled by disease or injury to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.

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 1487548715, 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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

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 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 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 1487548715.