BIOWAVE CORPORATION
NPI 1578718896
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Norwalk, CT

NPI Status: Active since December 01, 2008

Contact Information

3 BROOK ST
NORWALK, CT
ZIP 06851
Phone: (877) 246-9283
Fax: (203) 286-2518

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About BIOWAVE CORPORATION

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Biowave Corporation, a provider established in Norwalk, Connecticut operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578718896 assigned on December 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X with license number CSW.0002062 (CT). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Bradford Siff (Founder And President)

NPI
1578718896
Provider Name
BIOWAVE CORPORATION
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3 BROOK ST NORWALK, CT 06851
Location Phone
(877) 246-9283
Location Fax
(203) 286-2518
Mailing Address
3 BROOK ST NORWALK, CT 06851
Mailing Phone
(877) 246-9283
Mailing Fax
(203) 286-2518
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
12-01-2008
Last Update Date
06-01-2021
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Secondary Locations

  • 8 Knight St
    Norwalk, CT 06851
    (877) 246-9283

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
License No.
CSW.0002062
License State
CT
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.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MR. BRADFORD SIFF

Authorized Official Title
FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(877) 246-9283

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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 1578718896, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
6
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 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1578718896.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1578718896, enumerated as an "organization" on December 01, 2008.

The provider is located at 3 BROOK ST NORWALK, CT 06851 and the phone number is (877) 246-9283.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.