DR. KARA RUZICKA PHARMD
NPI 1043022452
Pharmacist in Longview, WA
NPI Status: Active since January 22, 2025
Contact Information
1615 DELAWARE ST
LONGVIEW, WA
ZIP 98632
Phone: (360) 636-4808
- Individual
- Female
- Pharmacist
- Accepts Insurance
About KARA RUZICKA
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kara Ruzicka, a provider established in Longview, Washington with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1043022452 assigned on January 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number PH60385214 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.
- NPI
- 1043022452
- Provider Name
- DR. KARA RUZICKA PHARMD
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 1615 DELAWARE ST LONGVIEW, WA 98632
- Location Phone
- (360) 636-4808
- Mailing Address
- 2909 S CHERRY GROVE WAY RIDGEFIELD, WA 98642
- Mailing Phone
- (360) 903-2040
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 01-22-2025
- Last Update Date
- 01-30-2025
- Code Navigator
A pharmacist like Kara Ruzicka fills prescription medications, verifying instructions from physicians and offers expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. Pharmacists instruct patients on how to take a prescribed medicine and educate patients about potential side effects. Pharmacists might also conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.
Location Map
Secondary Locations
- 9330 NE Vancouver Mall Dr Ste 100
Vancouver, WA 98662
(360) 729-8510 - 16811 SE McGillivray Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98683
(360) 735-8100 - 1718 E Kessler Blvd
Longview, WA 98632
(360) 747-5800 - 100 E 33rd St Ste 100
Vancouver, WA 98663
(360) 514-7550
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
Pharmacist
- Taxonomy Code
- 183500000X
- Type
- Pharmacy Service Providers
- License No.
- PH60385214
- License State
- WA
- Taxonomy Description
- An individual licensed by the appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy includes, but is not limited to, assessment, interpretation, evaluation, and implementation, initiation, monitoring or modification of medication and or medical orders; the compounding or dispensing of medication and or medical orders; participation in drug and device procurement, storage, and selection; drug administration; drug regimen reviews; drug or drug-related research; provision of patient education and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide medication therapy management services in all areas of patient care.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- BridgeSpan Standard Bronze Plan - EPO
- BridgeSpan Standard Gold Plan - EPO
- BridgeSpan Standard Silver Plan - EPO
- Premera Blue Cross Alaska One Gold - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 5800 HSA - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 6350 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Gold 1500 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Silver 4500 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Bronze II - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Gold - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Silver - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Family Dental - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Pediatric Dental - PPO
- Bronze 8000 Individual Connect - EPO
- Bronze Essential 9000 With 4 Copay No Deductible Office Visits Individual Connect - EPO
- Bronze HSA 7000 Individual Connect - EPO
- Gold 2300 Individual Connect - EPO
- Regence Standard Bronze Plan Individual Connect - EPO
- Regence Standard Gold Plan Individual Connect - EPO
- Regence Standard Silver Plan Individual Connect - EPO
- Silver 6500 Individual Connect - EPO
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
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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 1043022452, we treat the final digit (2) 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 48. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 48 = 2).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 48 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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LONGVIEW, WA 98632
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1043022452, enumerated as an "individual" on January 22, 2025.
The provider is located at 1615 DELAWARE ST LONGVIEW, WA 98632 and the phone number is (360) 636-4808.
Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: BridgeSpan Health Company, Premera Blue Cross Blue. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
