WARE SMITH
NPI 1487529343
Technician/Technologist in Terre Haute, IN

NPI Status: Active since October 09, 2025

Contact Information

1341 OHIO ST
TERRE HAUTE, IN
ZIP 47807
Phone: (812) 266-0974

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About WARE SMITH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ware Smith, a provider established in Terre Haute, Indiana operating as a Technician/technologist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1487529343 assigned on October 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156F00000X with license number RBT-25-8427 (). The provider is registered as an individual and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI: 1487529343
Provider Name: WARE SMITH
Gender
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1341 OHIO ST TERRE HAUTE, IN 47807
Location Phone: (812) 266-0974
Mailing Address: 1341 OHIO ST TERRE HAUTE, IN 47807
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-09-2025
Last Update Date: 10-09-2025
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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: Technician/Technologist
Taxonomy Code: 156F00000X
Type: Eye and Vision Services Providers
License No.: RBT-25-8427
Taxonomy Description: A broad category grouping different kinds of technologists and technicians. See individual definitions.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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 1487529343, 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 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 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 8 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1487529343.