PAULA PILGRIM MD
NPI 1912919986
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecology in Collierville, TN

NPI Status: Active since August 11, 2006

Contact Information

2028 W POPLAR AVE STE 110
COLLIERVILLE, TN
ZIP 38017
Phone: (901) 755-2900
Fax: (901) 755-2975

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gynecology

About PAULA PILGRIM

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Paula Pilgrim, a women's health care provider established in Collierville, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology, focusing in gynecology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1912919986 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207VG0400X with license number MD17916 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1912919986
Provider Name: PAULA PILGRIM MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2028 W POPLAR AVE STE 110 COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017
Location Phone: (901) 755-2900
Location Fax: (901) 755-2975
Mailing Address: 2028 W POPLAR AVE STE 110 COLLIERVILLE, TN 38017
Mailing Phone: (901) 755-2900
Mailing Fax: (901) 755-2975
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-11-2006
Last Update Date: 04-28-2020
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Women's health care providers like Paula Pilgrim treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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: Obstetrics & Gynecology Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207VG0400X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD17916
License State: TN
Taxonomy Description: A physician who specializes in diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with gynecologic conditions. Source: National Uniform Claim Committee

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 1912919986, 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 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.

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1912919986.