ERIN KAYLEEN MURPHY
NPI 1003603176
Technician/Technologist - Optician in Missoula, MT

NPI Status: Active since April 22, 2025

Contact Information

700 W KENT AVE
MISSOULA, MT
ZIP 59801
Phone: (406) 541-3937
Fax: (406) 541-3811

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Technician/Technologist
Optician

About ERIN MURPHY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Erin Murphy, a provider established in Missoula, Montana with a medical specialization in Technician/technologist, focusing in optician . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1003603176 assigned on April 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156FX1800X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1003603176
Provider Name: ERIN KAYLEEN MURPHY
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 700 W KENT AVE MISSOULA, MT 59801
Location Phone: (406) 541-3937
Location Fax: (406) 541-3811
Mailing Address: 700 W KENT AVE MISSOULA, MT 59801
Mailing Phone: (406) 541-3937
Mailing Fax: (406) 541-3811
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-22-2025
Last Update Date: 04-22-2025
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Secondary Locations

120 S 5th St Ste 104
Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 363-3366
3116 Saddle Dr Ste 3
Helena, MT 59601
(406) 443-4040

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: Technician/Technologist Optician
Taxonomy Code: 156FX1800X
Type: Eye and Vision Services Providers
Taxonomy Description: Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.

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 1003603176, 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 44. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 44 = 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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 0 → 0 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 44

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

The next multiple of ten after 44 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 44 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1003603176.