PLATINUM RX
NPI 1447592142
Pharmacist in Simi Valley, CA

NPI Status: Active since March 20, 2013

Contact Information

1464 MADERA RD # N181
SIMI VALLEY, CA
ZIP 93065
Phone: (805) 416-1648
Fax: (805) 823-6519

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About PLATINUM RX

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Platinum Rx, a provider established in Simi Valley, California operating as a Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447592142 assigned on March 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. Platinum Rx operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Kerstin Litvak (Owner)

NPI
1447592142
Provider Name
PLATINUM RX
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1464 MADERA RD # N181 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065
Location Phone
(805) 416-1648
Location Fax
(805) 823-6519
Mailing Address
1464 MADERA RD # N181 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065
Mailing Phone
(805) 416-1648
Mailing Fax
(805) 823-6519
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-20-2013
Last Update Date
03-20-2013
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A pharmacist like Platinum Rx 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
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.

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

KERSTIN LITVAK

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(805) 416-1648

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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 1447592142, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
2
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 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1447592142.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Clinical Medical Laboratory
1464 MADERA RD # N181
SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447592142, enumerated as an "organization" on March 20, 2013.

The provider is located at 1464 MADERA RD # N181 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 and the phone number is (805) 416-1648.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.