Ajit Pai, MD
Ajit Pai, MD is an Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Mishawaka, IN, registered under NPI 1740261296. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 3212 HICKORY RD SUITE B, Mishawaka, IN 46545. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 01028758A | IN | Interventional Pain Medicine Physician primary |
This provider holds licence 01028758A issued in IN. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management
- PAC ID
- 2264322171
- Enrollment ID
- I20040316000769
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Interventional Pain Medicine covers
Interventional Pain Medicine is the discipline of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of pain and related disorders principally with the application of interventional techniques in managing subacute, chronic, persistent, and intractable pain, independently or in conjunction with other modalities of treatment. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 208VP0014X
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 | 1740261296 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Nov 10, 2005 |
| Last updated | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Credential | MD |
| Practice address |
3212 HICKORY RD SUITE B Mishawaka, IN 46545 (574) 251-0498 Fax (574) 251-0068 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 126 Granger, IN 46530 |
| Other identifiers |
200005460B
· Medicaid (IN) |
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 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Sum = 64 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · 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.