Ernest Kankam
Ernest Kankam is a Registered Nurse in Bronx, NY, registered under NPI 1003557976. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Bronx, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Oct 6, 2026. Parking is available about 0.44 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 0.25 mi away, served by West Burnside Avenue & University Avenue.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 799 ft ~4 min
Transit West Burnside Avenue & Loring Place South 844 ft ~4 min
Transit West Burnside Avenue & Loring Place South 0.20 mi ~4 min
Transit West Burnside Avenue & University Avenue 0.25 mi ~6 min
Parking 0.39 mi ~8 min
41 Mac Cracken Avenue, 10453
Restaurant Ming Wong 0.43 mi ~9 min
Parking 0.44 mi ~9 min
35 Mac Cracken Avenue, 10453
Restaurant Texas Chicken & Burgers 0.46 mi ~10 min
21 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx 10453
10:00-3:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-04:00
Gas station Mobil 0.47 mi ~10 min
Restaurant Liberato Restaurant 0.48 mi ~10 min
10 West Burnside Avenue, 10453
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 761422 | NY | Registered Nurse primary |
This provider holds licence 761422 issued in NY. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Registered Nurse covers
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 163W00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003557976 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Last updated | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Male |
| Practice address |
1983 SEDGWICK AVE APT GD Bronx, NY 10453 (347) 340-9327 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
Sum = 54 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.