MELANIE E BHATNAGAR MD
NPI 1699900605
Pediatrics in Ellicott City, MD

NPI Status: Active since May 19, 2009

Contact Information

9501 OLD ANNAPOLIS RD
SUITE 101
ELLICOTT CITY, MD
ZIP 21042
Phone: (410) 992-9339
Fax: (410) 964-5150

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Individual
Female
Pediatrics

About MELANIE BHATNAGAR

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melanie Bhatnagar, a pediatrician established in Ellicott City, Maryland with a medical specialization in Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1699900605 assigned on May 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X with license number D0073717 (MD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1699900605
Provider Name: MELANIE E BHATNAGAR MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 9501 OLD ANNAPOLIS RD SUITE 101 ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
Location Phone: (410) 992-9339
Location Fax: (410) 964-5150
Mailing Address: 9501 OLD ANNAPOLIS RD SUITE 101 ELLICOTT CITY, MD 21042
Mailing Phone: (410) 992-9339
Mailing Fax: (410) 964-5150
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-19-2009
Last Update Date: 06-25-2012
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A pediatrician like Melanie Bhatnagar 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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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
Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: D0073717
License State: MD
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.

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 1699900605, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 6 + 0 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1699900605.