ANURADHA BIJJA
NPI 1518559574
Pharmacist in Elkton, MD

NPI Status: Active since February 10, 2021

Contact Information

218 E PULASKI HWY
ELKTON, MD
ZIP 21921
Phone: (443) 207-5105
Fax: (443) 245-3734

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Pharmacist

About ANURADHA BIJJA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Anuradha Bijja, a provider established in Elkton, Maryland with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1518559574 assigned on February 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 18271 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago.

NPI
1518559574
Provider Name
ANURADHA BIJJA
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
218 E PULASKI HWY ELKTON, MD 21921
Location Phone
(443) 207-5105
Location Fax
(443) 245-3734
Mailing Address
16 LATOUR LN NEWARK, DE 19702
Mailing Phone
(302) 750-8629
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
02-10-2021
Last Update Date
02-10-2021
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A pharmacist like Anuradha Bijja fills prescription medications, verifying instructions from physicians and offers expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. Pharmacists instruct patients on how to take a prescribed medicine and educate patients about potential side effects. Pharmacists might also conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.

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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

Pharmacist

Taxonomy Code
183500000X
Type
Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.
18271
License State
MD
Taxonomy Description
An individual licensed by the appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy includes, but is not limited to, assessment, interpretation, evaluation, and implementation, initiation, monitoring or modification of medication and or medical orders; the compounding or dispensing of medication and or medical orders; participation in drug and device procurement, storage, and selection; drug administration; drug regimen reviews; drug or drug-related research; provision of patient education and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide medication therapy management services in all areas of patient care.

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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 1518559574, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
4
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 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1518559574.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1518559574, enumerated as an "individual" on February 10, 2021.

The provider is located at 218 E PULASKI HWY ELKTON, MD 21921 and the phone number is (443) 207-5105.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.