V S MURTHY MD
NPI 1811961527
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Milwaukee, WI

NPI Status: Active since February 17, 2006

Contact Information

960 N 12TH ST
STE 400
MILWAUKEE, WI
ZIP 53233
Phone: (414) 219-7653
Fax: (414) 219-7676

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About V MURTHY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for V Murthy, an internist established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1811961527 assigned on February 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number 22864 (WI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI: 1811961527
Provider Name: V S MURTHY MD
Other Name: VISHNUBHAKTA SHRINIVAS MURTHY MD
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 960 N 12TH ST STE 400 MILWAUKEE, WI 53233
Location Phone: (414) 219-7653
Location Fax: (414) 219-7676
Mailing Address: 2801 W KINNICKINNIC RIVER PKWY 777 MILWAUKEE, WI 53215
Mailing Phone: (414) 649-3530
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-17-2006
Last Update Date: 08-03-2017
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An internist like V Murthy 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 Cardiovascular Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RC0000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 22864
License State: WI
Taxonomy Description: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

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Medicaid

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Additional Identifiers

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Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State
D33582	MEDICARE UPIN (02)
001640245	MEDICARE PIN (08)
30393700	MEDICAID (05)	WI
001604130	MEDICARE PIN (08)
001646515	MEDICARE PIN (08)
001660350	MEDICARE PIN (08)
001654475	MEDICARE PIN (08)

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 1811961527, 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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 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 1811961527.