DR. AMIRTHA VAHINI CHINNADURAI M.D.
NPI 1629359906
Pediatrics - Pediatric Nephrology in Worcester, MA

NPI Status: Active since August 31, 2011

Contact Information

55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA
ZIP 01655
Phone: (774) 442-2131
Fax: (774) 443-7399

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Years of Experience 18
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
  • PECOS Enrolled

About AMIRTHA CHINNADURAI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Amirtha Chinnadurai, a pediatrician established in Worcester, Massachusetts with a medical specialization in Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric nephrology and more than 18 years of experience. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1629359906 assigned on August 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0210X with license number 277021 (MA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI
1629359906
Provider Name
DR. AMIRTHA VAHINI CHINNADURAI M.D.
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
55 LAKE AVE N WORCESTER, MA 01655
Location Phone
(774) 442-2131
Location Fax
(774) 443-7399
Mailing Address
PO BOX 415348 BOSTON, MA 02241
Mailing Phone
(800) 225-8885
Medical School Name
OTHER
Graduation Year
2009
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
08-31-2011
Last Update Date
10-19-2018
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A pediatrician like Amirtha Chinnadurai is a physician who has completed a pediatric residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in a pediatric specialty. Pediatric care providers are trained to care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician could perform physical exams, manage vaccinations, monitor development milestones, diagnose illnesses, infections, injuries or other health problems, etc.

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Secondary Locations

  • 20 York St Yale New Haven Hospital
    New Haven, CT 06510
    (203) 688-4242

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

Pediatrics Pediatric Nephrology

Taxonomy Code
2080P0210X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
277021
License State
MA
Taxonomy Description
A pediatrician who deals with the normal and abnormal development and maturation of the kidney and urinary tract, the mechanisms by which the kidney can be damaged, the evaluation and treatment of renal diseases, fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hypertension and renal replacement therapy.

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)
1208000000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Pediatrics

277021 (MA)

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Amirtha Chinnadurai is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Amirtha Chinnadurai is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

  • Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

  • PECOS PAC ID: 6800100520

    What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
    A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.

  • PECOS Enrollment ID: I20240801003134

    What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
    The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.

  • Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

    What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
    When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
    A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

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Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Amirtha Chinnadurai is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name Address Phone Hospital Type Overall Rating
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA AT EGLESTON1405 CLIFTON ROAD, NE
ATLANTA, GA 30322
(404) 785-4577Childrens

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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 1629359906, 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
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
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 2 → 4 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 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 1629359906.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
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WORCESTER, MA 01655
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
55 LAKE AVE N, CARDIOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Genetic Counselor, MS
55 LAKE AVE N, S1-710
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Emergency Medicine
55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL MEDICINE
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRIC ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Anesthesiology
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Anesthesiology
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
55 LAKE AVE N
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Emergency Medicine
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Surgery (Surgical Critical Care)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine (Rheumatology)
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF RHEUMATOLOGY
WORCESTER, MA 01655
Internal Medicine
55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
WORCESTER, MA 01655

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1629359906, enumerated as an "individual" on August 31, 2011.

The provider is located at 55 LAKE AVE N WORCESTER, MA 01655 and the phone number is (774) 442-2131.

Pediatrics with taxonomy code 2080P0210X and a focus in Pediatric Nephrology.

Amirtha Chinnadurai is affiliated with: CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA AT EGLESTON.