KAREN A MONTGOMERY RN
NPI 1437477973
Registered Nurse - Administrator in Denver, CO

NPI Status: Active since May 07, 2010

Contact Information

10065 E HARVARD AVE STE 400
DENVER, CO
ZIP 80231
Phone: (303) 614-1400

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About KAREN MONTGOMERY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Montgomery, a provider established in Denver, Colorado with a medical specialization in Registered Nurse, focusing in administrator . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1437477973 assigned on May 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 163WA2000X with license number 109430 (CO). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.

NPI: 1437477973
Provider Name: KAREN A MONTGOMERY RN
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 10065 E HARVARD AVE STE 400 DENVER, CO 80231
Location Phone: (303) 614-1400
Mailing Address: 14000 WINDING RIVER CT UNIT V1 BROOMFIELD, CO 80023
Mailing Phone: (720) 394-7281
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-07-2010
Last Update Date: 05-07-2010
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A registered nurse (RN) like Karen Montgomery coordinates and provides patient care and educates patients about various health conditions. Registered nurses give advice and emotional support to patients and their families. The typical duties of a registered nurse include: assessing patient conditions, record medical histories and symptoms, observe patients and record the observations, administer medicines and treatments, consult and collaborate with doctors, operate and monitor medical equipment, teach patients and families how to manage injuries or illnesses, etc.

Registered nurses typically work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare professionals. In some medical teams registered nurses supervise nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, and home health aides.

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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: Registered Nurse Administrator
Taxonomy Code: 163WA2000X
Type: Nursing Service Providers
License No.: 109430
License State: CO

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 1437477973, we treat the final digit (3) 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 77. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 77 = 3).

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 → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 77

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

The next multiple of ten after 77 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 77 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1437477973.