npi

NPI

This is a simple Ruby gem for interacting with NPI numbers. Currently, the only available method is NPI.valid?, which checks whether the NPI number is a valid NPI number. Note that this just performs the check digit verification, so it could potentially be unassigned.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'npi'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install npi

Usage

Check an NPI number's validity in the following way:

NPI.valid?(1234)
#=> false

NPI.valid?(1215290382)
#=> true

Note that you can use a string or integer.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/mylanconnolly/npi. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Npi project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.