LIFE RIDE
NPI 1740774504
Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) in Livingston, NJ

NPI Status: Active since June 15, 2018

Contact Information

70 S ORANGE AVE STE 105
LIVINGSTON, NJ
ZIP 07039
Phone: (551) 225-0080

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
Areas of Expertise
Medical Equipment Supplier
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
Medicare Supplier
Does Not Accept Medicare Approved Payment
CLIA Number: 31D2320536
CLIA Cert. Type: Ambulance
CLIA Exp. Date: 03-18-2027

About LIFE RIDE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Life Ride, a provider established in Livingston, New Jersey operating as a Non-emergency Medical Transport (van). The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740774504 assigned on June 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 343900000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Life Ride. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dov Brafman (President)

NPI: 1740774504
Provider Legal Name: LIFE TECH, INC
Other Organization Name: LIFE RIDE
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 70 S ORANGE AVE STE 105 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
Location Phone: (551) 225-0080
Mailing Address: 70 S ORANGE AVE STE 105 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
Mailing Phone: (551) 225-0080
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-15-2018
Last Update Date: 05-27-2020
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Life Ride is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20413829 who does not accept Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider may not accept the Medicare allowable as payment in full and may collect additional payment directly from the patient, and/or charge more than the Medicare allowable.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Mail Order) or Heat & Cold Applications or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Hospital Beds (Manual) or Neuromuscular Elect Stimulators (NMES)/Supplies or Pneumatic Compression Devices and/or Supplies or Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads or Traction Equipment or (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies or Canes and/or Crutches or Patient Lifts or Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Neurostimulators and/or Supplies or Ostomy Supplies or Tracheotomy Supplies or Urological Supplies or Enteral Nutrients or Enteral Equipment and/or Supplies or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing IPPB DEV or Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Respiratory Suction Pumps or Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies or Surgical Dressings or Diabetic Shoes and Inserts.

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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: Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
Taxonomy Code: 343900000X
Type: Transportation Services
Taxonomy Description: A land vehicle with a capacity to meet special height, clearance, access, and seating, for the conveyance of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle may or may not be required to meet local county or state regulations.

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: DOV BRAFMAN
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (973) 626-2350

Areas of Expertise

The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.

Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)
Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)
Ground mileage, per statute mile

Medical Equipment Supplier

The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:

PTAN: 20413829
Accepts Medicare Assignment: NO
Specialities List: Medical Supply Company Other.
Competitive Bidding: NO

Supplies List

Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans - Raised toilets, Drop-arm commodes, Folding commodes, Plastic urinals, Plastic bedpans, Disposable urinals
Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
Heat & Cold Applications - Heat therapy, Cold therapy, Heating pads
Hospital Beds (Electric) - Total electric hospital beds, Semi-electric hospital beds
Hospital Beds (Manual) - Fixed height hospital beds, Variable height hospital beds
Neuromuscular Elect Stimulators (NMES)/Supplies - Electrodes, lead wires, adhesive tape
Pneumatic Compression Devices and/or Supplies - Pnuematic compressor, Arm pneumatic appliance, Leg pneumatic appliance
Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads - Group 1 – Alternating pressure pad, Air/Water/Dry pressure pad or pressure mattress. Group 2 - Pressure reducing powered air mattresses, Powered air flotation bed, non-powered pressure reducing mattress Group 3 – Air fluidized bed
Traction Equipment - Traction tables, Traction machines, Inversion tables
(TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the relief of acute post-operative pain
Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
Patient Lifts - Ceiling lifts, Slings
Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) - Scooters
Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) - Standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
Wheelchairs (Standard Power) - Standard power wheelchairs, Heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard power wheelchairs, heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
Neurostimulators and/or Supplies - Rechargable neurostimulators, Non-rechargable neurostimulators
Ostomy Supplies - Pouches, Paste, Powder, Barrier wipes
Tracheotomy Supplies - Tracheostomy care kits
Urological Supplies - Catheters, Urinary collection devices
Enteral Nutrients - Enteral formula
Enteral Equipment and/or Supplies - Enteral infusion pumps, enteral nutrition supply kits
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing IPPB DEV - Intermittent assist devices
Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices - Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation compressor, hand held units, tubing
Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
Respiratory Assist Devices -
Respiratory Suction Pumps - Portable suction pumps, Stationary suction pumps, Canisters
Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies - Volume control ventilator, Pressure support ventilator
Surgical Dressings - Gauze, Elastic bandages, Adhesive tape
Diabetic Shoes and Inserts - Shoes, Socks, Insoles

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 31D2320536
Facility Type: Ambulance
Certificate Effective Date: March 19, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: March 18, 2027
Laboratory Director: MARK A. MERLIN
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Life Ride to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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 1740774504, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1740774504.