MELANIE C. FIRMIN, MD APMC
NPI 1760598726
Pain Medicine - Interventional Pain Medicine in Alexandria, LA
NPI Status: Active since August 22, 2006
Contact Information
1587 N BOLTON AVE STE 1200
ALEXANDRIA, LA
ZIP 71303
Phone: (318) 473-9267
Fax: (318) 445-0771
- Organization
- Pain Medicine
- Interventional Pain Medicine
About MELANIE C. FIRMIN, MD APMC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melanie C. Firmin, Md Apmc, a provider established in Alexandria, Louisiana operating as a Pain Medicine, focusing in interventional pain medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1760598726 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208VP0014X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Lacondra Hunter (Office Administrator)
- NPI
- 1760598726
- Provider Name
- MELANIE C. FIRMIN, MD APMC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1587 N BOLTON AVE STE 1200 ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303
- Location Phone
- (318) 473-9267
- Location Fax
- (318) 445-0771
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 7027 ALEXANDRIA, LA 71306
- Mailing Phone
- (318) 473-9267
- Mailing Fax
- (318) 445-0771
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-22-2006
- Last Update Date
- 05-22-2018
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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
Pain Medicine Interventional Pain Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 208VP0014X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
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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 1760598726, 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 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 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1760598726, enumerated as an "organization" on August 22, 2006.
The provider is located at 1587 N BOLTON AVE STE 1200 ALEXANDRIA, LA 71303 and the phone number is (318) 473-9267.
Pain Medicine with taxonomy code 208VP0014X and a focus in Interventional Pain Medicine.
