MILUM WOUND CARE, PSC.
NPI 1659602241
Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine in Louisville, KY

NPI Status: Active since January 20, 2010

Contact Information

1 AUDUBON PLAZA DR
L1 SUITE A481
LOUISVILLE, KY
ZIP 40217
Phone: (502) 636-8380
Fax: (502) 636-8385

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Preventive Medicine
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

About MILUM WOUND CARE, PSC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Milum Wound Care, Psc., a provider established in Louisville, Kentucky operating as a Preventive Medicine, focusing in undersea and hyperbaric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659602241 assigned on January 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0011X with license number 30409 (KY). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Joseph A Milum M.d. (Sole Proprietor)

NPI: 1659602241
Provider Name: MILUM WOUND CARE, PSC.
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1 AUDUBON PLAZA DR L1 SUITE A481 LOUISVILLE, KY 40217
Location Phone: (502) 636-8380
Location Fax: (502) 636-8385
Mailing Address: PO BOX 732 CRESTWOOD, KY 40014
Mailing Phone: (502) 749-3982
Mailing Fax: (502) 636-8385
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-20-2010
Last Update Date: 01-20-2010
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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: Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2083P0011X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 30409
License State: KY
Taxonomy Description: A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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: JOSEPH A MILUM M.D.
Authorized Official Title: SOLE PROPRIETOR
Authorized Official Phone: (502) 749-3982

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 1659602241, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1659602241.