ROBERT P MCDONALD
NPI 1336281146
Pharmacist - Nuclear in Tacoma, WA

NPI Status: Active since February 12, 2007

Contact Information

209 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY
TACOMA, WA
ZIP 98405
Phone: (253) 596-3300

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Individual
Male
Pharmacist
Nuclear

About ROBERT MCDONALD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Robert Mcdonald, a provider established in Tacoma, Washington with a medical specialization in Pharmacist, focusing in nuclear . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1336281146 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1835N0905X with license number PH00009941 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1336281146
Provider Name: ROBERT P MCDONALD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 209 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY TACOMA, WA 98405
Location Phone: (253) 596-3300
Mailing Address: PO BOX 34584 SEATTLE, WA 98124
Mailing Phone: (509) 241-7349
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Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-12-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A pharmacist like Robert Mcdonald 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 Nuclear
Taxonomy Code: 1835N0905X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: PH00009941
License State: WA
Taxonomy Description: A licensed pharmacist who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in procurement, compounding, quality control testing, dispensing, distribution, and monitoring of radiopharmaceuticals.

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 1336281146, 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 3 → 6 2 → 4 1 → 2 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1336281146.