MICHAEL ANTHONY HELMS
NPI 1528776440
Specialist in San Diego, CA

NPI Status: Active since November 09, 2022

Contact Information

3737 MORAGA AVE STE A204
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92117
Phone: (858) 352-6438

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About MICHAEL HELMS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Helms, a provider established in San Diego, California with a medical specialization in Specialist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1528776440 assigned on November 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 174400000X with license number L9776 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1528776440
Provider Name: MICHAEL ANTHONY HELMS
Other Name: VAATX ANTHONY HELMS
Other Name Type: Professional Name (2)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3737 MORAGA AVE STE A204 SAN DIEGO, CA 92117
Location Phone: (858) 352-6438
Mailing Address: 1640 BROADWAY APT 16 SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Mailing Phone: (602) 477-9006
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-09-2022
Last Update Date: 11-09-2022
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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: Specialist
Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: L9776
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

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 1528776440, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1528776440.