BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC
NPI 1518609254
Clinic/Center - Multi-Specialty in Elkridge, MD
NPI Status: Active since April 12, 2022
Contact Information
8178 LARK BROWN RD STE 102
ELKRIDGE, MD
ZIP 21075
Phone: (301) 256-5251
Fax: (410) 904-5993
- Organization
- Clinic/Center
- Multi-Specialty
- CLIA Number: 21D2295526
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 12-12-2027
About BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Better Pain Management Strategies Llc, a provider established in Elkridge, Maryland operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in multi-specialty . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1518609254 assigned on April 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QM1300X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated March 2026. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Mercy Amah Dnp (Owner)
- NPI
- 1518609254
- Provider Name
- BETTER PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES LLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 8178 LARK BROWN RD STE 102 ELKRIDGE, MD 21075
- Location Phone
- (301) 256-5251
- Location Fax
- (410) 904-5993
- Mailing Address
- 8178 LARK BROWN RD STE 102 ELKRIDGE, MD 21075
- Mailing Phone
- (301) 256-5251
- Mailing Fax
- (410) 904-5993
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-12-2022
- Last Update Date
- 03-24-2026
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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
Clinic/Center Multi-Specialty
- Taxonomy Code
- 261QM1300X
- Type
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208VP0014X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Pain Medicine | |
| 2 | 261Q00000X | Ambulatory Health Care Facilities | Clinic/Center | |
| 3 | 261QP3300X | Ambulatory Health Care Facilities | Clinic/Center |
Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 21D2295526
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- December 13, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- December 12, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- MERCY S. AMAH
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Better Pain Management Strategies Llc to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1518609254, 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 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.
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 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1518609254, enumerated as an "organization" on April 12, 2022.
The provider is located at 8178 LARK BROWN RD STE 102 ELKRIDGE, MD 21075 and the phone number is (301) 256-5251.
Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QM1300X and a focus in Multi-Specialty.
