ROBERT JOSEPH WESTLAKE MD
NPI 1467466805
Psychiatry & Neurology - Geriatric Psychiatry in Providence, RI

NPI Status: Active since July 29, 2006

Contact Information

345 BLACKSTONE BLVD
PROVIDENCE, RI
ZIP 02906
Phone: (401) 455-6200
Fax: (401) 455-6309

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Psychiatry & Neurology
Geriatric Psychiatry

About ROBERT WESTLAKE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Robert Westlake, a provider established in Providence, Rhode Island with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in geriatric psychiatry . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1467466805 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084P0805X with license number MD04605 (RI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1467466805
Provider Name: ROBERT JOSEPH WESTLAKE MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 345 BLACKSTONE BLVD PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Location Phone: (401) 455-6200
Location Fax: (401) 455-6309
Mailing Address: 345 BLACKSTONE BLVD PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Mailing Phone: (401) 455-6200
Mailing Fax: (401) 455-6309
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-29-2006
Last Update Date: 05-20-2008
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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: Psychiatry & Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Taxonomy Code: 2084P0805X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD04605
License State: RI
Taxonomy Description: Geriatric Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric expertise in prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	2084P0800X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Psychiatry & Neurology Psychiatry	MD04605 (RI)

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

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*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
002393	OTHER (01)	RI	BLUE CHIP
15-11139	OTHER (01)	RI	UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
007006633	OTHER (01)	RI	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED
1093831646	OTHER (01)	RI	BUTLER HOSPITAL PROFESSIONAL BILLING OFFICE
C90704	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	RI
1104801349	OTHER (01)	RI	BUTLER HOSPITAL NPI

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 1467466805, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1467466805.