MELISSA JO MIESEN L AC., LMT.
NPI 1639118540
Acupuncturist in Portland, OR

NPI Status: Active since June 06, 2006

Contact Information

1706 NW GLISAN ST
STE 5
PORTLAND, OR
ZIP 97209
Phone: (503) 228-5000
Fax: (503) 228-5019

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About MELISSA MIESEN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melissa Miesen, a provider established in Portland, Oregon with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1639118540 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number AC00695 (OR). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1639118540
Provider Name: MELISSA JO MIESEN L AC., LMT.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1706 NW GLISAN ST STE 5 PORTLAND, OR 97209
Location Phone: (503) 228-5000
Location Fax: (503) 228-5019
Mailing Address: 4901 SW FAIRHAVEN DR PORTLAND, OR 97221
Mailing Phone: (503) 238-8821
Mailing Fax: (503) 228-5019
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 06-06-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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An acupuncturist like Melissa Miesen specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing some diseases using acupuncture needles. Acupuncturists carefully insert and manipulate fine, solid needles at specific points on the skin to achieve therapeutic benefits. Modern medicine explains that acupuncture works by stimulating the nervous system, causing the body to release certain chemicals, including endorphins, in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals assist the body in managing and regulating pain. Other commonly used treatment methods in acupuncture include herbs or mixtures of herbs, and acupressure, which involves massaging acupuncture points instead of using needles.

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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: Acupuncturist
Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: AC00695
License State: OR
Taxonomy Description: An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	6	3	9	1	1	8	5	4	0
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	6	6	9	2	1	16	5	8
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 24 = 70
Step 3: because the number obtained in step 2 ends in zero, the check digit is zero.
									0

The NPI number 1639118540 is valid because the calculated check digit 0 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.