JOSHUA SHINSKY CPHT
NPI 1013363985
Pharmacy Technician in Athens, OH

NPI Status: Active since May 10, 2016

Contact Information

8972 UNITED LN
ATHENS, OH
ZIP 45701
Phone: (740) 594-3092
Fax: (740) 593-5356

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Individual
Male
Pharmacy Technician

About JOSHUA SHINSKY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joshua Shinsky, a provider established in Athens, Ohio with a medical specialization in Pharmacy Technician. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1013363985 assigned on May 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183700000X with license number 10004511 (OH). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1013363985
Provider Name: JOSHUA SHINSKY CPHT
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 8972 UNITED LN ATHENS, OH 45701
Location Phone: (740) 594-3092
Location Fax: (740) 593-5356
Mailing Address: 8972 UNITED LN ATHENS, OH 45701
Mailing Phone: (740) 594-3092
Mailing Fax: (740) 593-5356
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-10-2016
Last Update Date: 05-10-2016
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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: Pharmacy Technician
Taxonomy Code: 183700000X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: 10004511
License State: OH
Taxonomy Description: A person who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs many pharmacy-related functions that do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.

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 1013363985, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 1 → 2 3 → 6 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1013363985.