GEOTHAM J HO
NPI 1295079697
Pharmacist in Seattle, WA

NPI Status: Active since November 26, 2012

Contact Information

747 BROADWAY
PHARMACY DEPARTMENT
SEATTLE, WA
ZIP 98122
Phone: (206) 386-3784
Fax: (206) 386-2689

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Pharmacist

About GEOTHAM HO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Geotham Ho, a provider established in Seattle, Washington with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1295079697 assigned on November 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number PH00044400 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1295079697
Provider Name: GEOTHAM J HO
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 747 BROADWAY PHARMACY DEPARTMENT SEATTLE, WA 98122
Location Phone: (206) 386-3784
Location Fax: (206) 386-2689
Mailing Address: 800 FIFTH AVE STE 700 SEATTLE, WA 98104
Mailing Phone: (206) 756-0508
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-26-2012
Last Update Date: 01-11-2022
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A pharmacist like Geotham Ho 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.

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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: Pharmacist
Taxonomy Code: 183500000X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: PH00044400
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.

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 1295079697, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 73

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

The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 73 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1295079697.

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