DEREK RICHARD
NPI 1194694588
Respiratory Therapist, Registered - Critical Care in Missoula, MT
NPI Status: Active since November 03, 2025
Contact Information
500 W BROADWAY ST
MISSOULA, MT
ZIP 59802
Phone: (406) 543-7271
- Individual
- Male
- Respiratory Therapist, Registered
- Critical Care
About DEREK RICHARD
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Derek Richard, a provider established in Missoula, Montana with a medical specialization in Respiratory Therapist, Registered, focusing in critical care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1194694588 assigned on November 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2279C0205X with license number RCP-RCP-LIC-9520 (MT). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago. Derek Richard operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization.
- NPI
- 1194694588
- Provider Name
- DEREK RICHARD
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 500 W BROADWAY ST MISSOULA, MT 59802
- Location Phone
- (406) 543-7271
- Mailing Address
- 4709 BAILEY ST MISSOULA, MT 59808
- Mailing Phone
- (406) 241-1235
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 11-03-2025
- Last Update Date
- 11-03-2025
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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
Respiratory Therapist, Registered Critical Care
- Taxonomy Code
- 2279C0205X
- Type
- Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
- License No.
- RCP-RCP-LIC-9520
- License State
- MT
- Taxonomy Description
- A registered respiratory therapist specialized in the respiratory emergencies that are commonplace in the treatment of critical care patients. Included in the assessment measurements conducted by the respiratory therapist in the critical care settings are arterial blood gas puncture and analysis, intrarterial monitoring, bedside measurements of lung mechanics, hemodynamic monitoring, and inspired and expired gas measurements. This is coupled with the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation patients.
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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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 1194694588, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).
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 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1194694588, enumerated as an "individual" on November 03, 2025.
The provider is located at 500 W BROADWAY ST MISSOULA, MT 59802 and the phone number is (406) 543-7271.
Respiratory Therapist, Registered with taxonomy code 2279C0205X and a focus in Critical Care.
