NIKHIL AKUTHOTA
NPI 1720537988
Specialist/Technologist, Other - Electroneurodiagnostic in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since September 29, 2016

Contact Information

9777 W GULF BANK RD STE 5
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77040
Phone: (281) 970-5900

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Individual
Male
Specialist/Technologist, Other
Electroneurodiagnostic

About NIKHIL AKUTHOTA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Nikhil Akuthota, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, Other, focusing in electroneurodiagnostic . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1720537988 assigned on September 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246ZE0600X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1720537988
Provider Name: NIKHIL AKUTHOTA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 9777 W GULF BANK RD STE 5 HOUSTON, TX 77040
Location Phone: (281) 970-5900
Mailing Address: 9777 W GULF BANK RD STE 5 HOUSTON, TX 77040
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-29-2016
Last Update Date: 09-29-2016
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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: Specialist/Technologist, Other Electroneurodiagnostic
Taxonomy Code: 246ZE0600X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

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 1720537988, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1720537988.