RAPHAEL E EKEAGWU
NPI 1821594375
Case Manager/Care Coordinator in Los Angeles, CA

NPI Status: Active since April 03, 2018

Contact Information

679 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE STE 400
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90005
Phone: (213) 639-0243

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Individual
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Case Manager/Care Coordinator

About RAPHAEL EKEAGWU

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Raphael Ekeagwu, a provider established in Los Angeles, California with a medical specialization in Case Manager/care Coordinator. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1821594375 assigned on April 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171M00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1821594375
Provider Name: RAPHAEL E EKEAGWU
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 679 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE STE 400 LOS ANGELES, CA 90005
Location Phone: (213) 639-0243
Mailing Address: 679 S NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE STE 400 LOS ANGELES, CA 90005
Mailing Phone: (213) 639-0243
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-03-2018
Last Update Date: 04-03-2018
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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: Case Manager/Care Coordinator
Taxonomy Code: 171M00000X
Type: Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.

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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 1821594375, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 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 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1821594375.