LOIS E KAKUNI CNS
NPI 1376690958
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Honolulu, HI

NPI Status: Active since January 04, 2007

Contact Information

1441 KAPIOLANI BLVD FL 16
HONOLULU, HI
ZIP 96814
Phone: (808) 432-7600

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Clinical Nurse Specialist

About LOIS KAKUNI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lois Kakuni, a provider established in Honolulu, Hawaii with a medical specialization in Clinical Nurse Specialist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1376690958 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 364S00000X with license number APRN-625 (HI). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1376690958
Provider Name: LOIS E KAKUNI CNS
Other Name: LOIS E HERING
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1441 KAPIOLANI BLVD FL 16 HONOLULU, HI 96814
Location Phone: (808) 432-7600
Mailing Address: 1441 KAPIOLANI BLVD FL 16 HONOLULU, HI 96814
Mailing Phone: (808) 432-7600
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-04-2007
Last Update Date: 10-09-2007
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A Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) like Lois Kakuni is a type of advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) that provides direct patient care in various nursing specialties, including pediatrics or psychiatric-mental health. CNSs collaborate with other nurses and medical professionals to improve patient care quality. CNSs are often positioned in leadership roles where they may provide education and mentorship to other nursing personnel. Additionally, CNSs may also conduct research and advocate for certain healthcare policies.

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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: Clinical Nurse Specialist
Taxonomy Code: 364S00000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: APRN-625
License State: HI
Taxonomy Description: A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
Q38599	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	HI
H100262	MEDICARE PIN (08)	HI
0000243972	OTHER (01)	HI	HMSA BILLING NUMBER
56664803	MEDICAID (05)	HI

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 1376690958, 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1376690958.