NIRMALA MITRA MD
NPI 1538235973
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology in Brooklyn, NY

NPI Status: Active since November 28, 2006

Contact Information

760 BROADWAY, WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11206
Phone: (718) 963-8000
Fax: (718) 630-3122

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NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Psychiatry & Neurology
Neurology with Special Qualifications in...

About NIRMALA MITRA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nirmala Mitra, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in neurology with special qualifications in child neurology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538235973 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084N0402X with license number 126205 (NY). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 12 years ago.

NPI: 1538235973
Provider Name: NIRMALA MITRA MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 760 BROADWAY, WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS BROOKLYN, NY 11206
Location Phone: (718) 963-8000
Location Fax: (718) 630-3122
Mailing Address: 760 BROADWAY, WOODHULL MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS ROOM 2B-321 BROOKLYN, NY 11206
Mailing Phone: (718) 963-8000
Mailing Fax: (718) 630-3122
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-28-2006
Last Update Date: 03-25-2014
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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: Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Taxonomy Code: 2084N0402X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 126205
License State: NY
Taxonomy Description: A Child Neurologist specializes in neurology with special skills in diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders of the neonatal period, infancy, early childhood, and adolescence.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

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Medicaid

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*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
B14506	MEDICARE UPIN (02)
43A901	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	NY
00533495	MEDICAID (05)	NY

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 1538235973, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 3 → 6 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1538235973.