SAMUEL JOSEPH SCRUGGS MD
NPI 1962269621
Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine in Pensacola, FL
NPI Status: Active since February 29, 2024
Contact Information
220 HOVEY RD
PENSACOLA, FL
ZIP 32508
Phone: (770) 396-3898
Some details in this NPI profile have been updated in the NPI registry within the last 30 days.
- Individual
- Male
- Preventive Medicine
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
About SAMUEL SCRUGGS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Samuel Scruggs, a provider established in Pensacola, Florida with a medical specialization in Preventive Medicine, focusing in undersea and hyperbaric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1962269621 assigned on February 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0011X with license number 0101286719 (VA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated June 2026.
- NPI
- 1962269621
- Provider Name
- SAMUEL JOSEPH SCRUGGS MD
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 220 HOVEY RD PENSACOLA, FL 32508
- Location Phone
- (770) 396-3898
- Mailing Address
- 220 HOVEY RD PENSACOLA, FL 32508
- Mailing Phone
- (770) 396-3898
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-29-2024
- Last Update Date
- 06-30-2026
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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
Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2083P0011X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- 0101286719
- License State
- VA
- Taxonomy Description
- A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
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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 1962269621, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).
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 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1962269621, enumerated as an "individual" on February 29, 2024.
The provider is located at 220 HOVEY RD PENSACOLA, FL 32508 and the phone number is (770) 396-3898.
Preventive Medicine with taxonomy code 2083P0011X and a focus in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
