DR. FNU MURLIDHAR MD
NPI 1720929557
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Columbia, MO

NPI Status: Active since April 04, 2026

Contact Information

1 HOSPITAL DR
COLUMBIA, MO
ZIP 65212
Phone: (573) 882-4141

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Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Infectious Disease

About FNU MURLIDHAR

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Fnu Murlidhar, an internist established in Columbia, Missouri with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1720929557 assigned on April 2026. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X with license number 2026014768 (MO). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated April 2026.

NPI: 1720929557
Provider Name: DR. FNU MURLIDHAR MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1 HOSPITAL DR COLUMBIA, MO 65212
Location Phone: (573) 882-4141
Mailing Address: 1 HOSPITAL DR COLUMBIA, MO 65212
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-04-2026
Last Update Date: 04-04-2026
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An internist like Fnu Murlidhar is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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: Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RI0200X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 2026014768
License State: MO
Taxonomy Description: An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

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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 1720929557, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 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 2 → 4 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1720929557.