KAREN J JONES MD
NPI 1205910916
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Seattle, WA

NPI Status: Active since October 25, 2006

Contact Information

1229 MADISON ST STE 1450
SEATTLE, WA
ZIP 98104
Phone: (206) 215-6300
Fax: (206) 215-6301

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Obstetrics & Gynecology

About KAREN JONES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Jones, a women's health care provider established in Seattle, Washington with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205910916 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number MD00025356 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1205910916
Provider Name: KAREN J JONES MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1229 MADISON ST STE 1450 SEATTLE, WA 98104
Location Phone: (206) 215-6300
Location Fax: (206) 215-6301
Mailing Address: PO BOX 34472 SEATTLE, WA 98124
Mailing Phone: (206) 215-6300
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-25-2006
Last Update Date: 09-19-2008
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Women's health care providers like Karen Jones treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, etc.

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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: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207V00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD00025356
License State: WA
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

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 1205910916, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 2 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1205910916.