RUTH FUQUA LAT, ATC
NPI 1497142566
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Sports Medicine in Chapel Hill, NC
NPI Status: Active since April 16, 2015
Contact Information
140 W FRANKLIN ST
APT 613
CHAPEL HILL, NC
ZIP 27516
Phone: (404) 788-4736
- Individual
- Female
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
About RUTH FUQUA
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ruth Fuqua, a provider established in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, focusing in sports medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1497142566 assigned on April 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2081S0010X with license number LAT-2513 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 11 years ago.
- NPI
- 1497142566
- Provider Name
- RUTH FUQUA LAT, ATC
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 140 W FRANKLIN ST APT 613 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516
- Location Phone
- (404) 788-4736
- Mailing Address
- 140 W FRANKLIN ST APT 613 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516
- Mailing Phone
- (404) 788-4736
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 04-16-2015
- Last Update Date
- 04-16-2015
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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
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sports Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2081S0010X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- LAT-2513
- License State
- NC
- Taxonomy Description
- A physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise.
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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 1497142566, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1497142566, enumerated as an "individual" on April 16, 2015.
The provider is located at 140 W FRANKLIN ST APT 613 CHAPEL HILL, NC 27516 and the phone number is (404) 788-4736.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with taxonomy code 2081S0010X and a focus in Sports Medicine.
