FRIENDS MEDICAL SUPPLY INC
NPI 1518423508
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Brooklyn, NY
NPI Status: Active since February 14, 2019
Contact Information
1609 E 19TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11229
Phone: (929) 399-3000
Fax: (929) 399-4000
- Organization
- Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
- Medicare Supplier
- Does Not Accept Medicare Approved Payment
About FRIENDS MEDICAL SUPPLY INC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Friends Medical Supply Inc, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1518423508 assigned on February 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ruslan Musaev (President)
- NPI
- 1518423508
- Provider Name
- FRIENDS MEDICAL SUPPLY INC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1609 E 19TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11229
- Location Phone
- (929) 399-3000
- Location Fax
- (929) 399-4000
- Mailing Address
- 1609 E 19TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11229
- Mailing Phone
- (929) 399-3000
- Mailing Fax
- (929) 399-4000
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-14-2019
- Last Update Date
- 02-14-2019
- Code Navigator
Friends Medical Supply Inc is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20421149 who does not accept Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider may not accept the Medicare allowable as payment in full and may collect additional payment directly from the patient, and/or charge more than the Medicare allowable.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) or Canes and/or Crutches or Walkers or Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Penile Pumps or Urological Supplies or Diabetic Shoes and Inserts or Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items.
Location Map
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
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
- Taxonomy Code
- 332B00000X
- Type
- Suppliers
- Taxonomy Description
- A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20421149
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- NO
- Provider Type List
- MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANY WITH PEDORTHIC PERSONNEL.
- Competitive Bidding
- NO
Supplies List
- Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans - Raised toilets, Drop-arm commodes, Folding commodes, Plastic urinals, Plastic bedpans, Disposable urinals
- Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
- Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
- Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
- Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Penile Pumps -
- Urological Supplies - Catheters, Urinary collection devices
- Diabetic Shoes and Inserts - Shoes, Socks, Insoles
- Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items -
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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 1518423508, 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 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.
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 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1518423508, enumerated as an "organization" on February 14, 2019.
The provider is located at 1609 E 19TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11229 and the phone number is (929) 399-3000.
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.
