JOSEPHINE CHIU
NPI 1740048016
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology in Galveston, TX
NPI Status: Active since March 11, 2024
Contact Information
301 UNIVERSITY BLVD
GALVESTON, TX
ZIP 77555
Phone: (409) 772-8031
- Individual
- Female
- Psychiatry & Neurology
- Neurology
About JOSEPHINE CHIU
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Josephine Chiu, a provider established in Galveston, Texas with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in neurology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740048016 assigned on March 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084N0400X with license number BP10098898 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated May 2026.
- NPI
- 1740048016
- Provider Name
- JOSEPHINE CHIU
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 301 UNIVERSITY BLVD GALVESTON, TX 77555
- Location Phone
- (409) 772-8031
- Mailing Address
- 301 UNIVERSITY BLVD JSA 9.128 GALVESTON, TX 77555
- Mailing Phone
- (409) 772-8031
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-11-2024
- Last Update Date
- 05-08-2026
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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
Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology
- Taxonomy Code
- 2084N0400X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- BP10098898
- License State
- TX
- Taxonomy Description
- A Neurologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, muscles, autonomic nervous system, and blood vessels that relate to these structures.
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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 1740048016, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740048016, enumerated as an "individual" on March 11, 2024.
The provider is located at 301 UNIVERSITY BLVD GALVESTON, TX 77555 and the phone number is (409) 772-8031.
Psychiatry & Neurology with taxonomy code 2084N0400X and a focus in Neurology.
