MELISSA ABEL RN
NPI 1164145595
Registered Nurse - School in Pasco, WA

NPI Status: Active since September 21, 2022

Contact Information

1215 W LEWIS ST
PASCO, WA
ZIP 99301
Phone: (509) 547-6583

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Individual
Female
Registered Nurse
School

About MELISSA ABEL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melissa Abel, a provider established in Pasco, Washington with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in school . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1164145595 assigned on September 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WS0200X with license number RN00130256 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1164145595
Provider Name: MELISSA ABEL RN
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1215 W LEWIS ST PASCO, WA 99301
Location Phone: (509) 547-6583
Mailing Address: 2543 HARRIS AVE RICHLAND, WA 99354
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-21-2022
Last Update Date: 09-21-2022
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A registered nurse (RN) like Melissa Abel coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse School
Taxonomy Code: 163WS0200X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: RN00130256
License State: WA

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 1164145595, 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 6 → 12 → 3 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1164145595.