SHIRLEY KARIKAS HHA
NPI 1477054740
Home Health Aide in Muskegon, MI

NPI Status: Active since February 22, 2018

Contact Information

5571 E APPLE AVE
MUSKEGON, MI
ZIP 49442
Phone: (231) 728-4353
Fax: (231) 728-4370

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Individual
Female
Home Health Aide

About SHIRLEY KARIKAS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Shirley Karikas, a provider established in Muskegon, Michigan with a medical specialization in Home Health Aide. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477054740 assigned on February 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 374U00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1477054740
Provider Name: SHIRLEY KARIKAS HHA
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 5571 E APPLE AVE MUSKEGON, MI 49442
Location Phone: (231) 728-4353
Location Fax: (231) 728-4370
Mailing Address: 5571 E APPLE AVE MUSKEGON, MI 49442
Mailing Phone: (231) 728-4353
Mailing Fax: (231) 728-4370
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-22-2018
Last Update Date: 02-22-2018
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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: Home Health Aide
Taxonomy Code: 374U00000X
Type: Nursing Service Related Providers
Taxonomy Description: A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.

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 1477054740, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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 → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

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 7 → 14 → 5 0 → 0 4 → 8 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 0 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1477054740.