KARA BENSON PHARMD
NPI 1538652466
Pharmacist in Sioux Falls, SD

NPI Status: Active since June 14, 2018

Contact Information

4424 W KINSLEY PL
SIOUX FALLS, SD
ZIP 57108
Phone: (605) 359-3679

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Pharmacist

About KARA BENSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kara Benson, a provider established in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538652466 assigned on June 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 6579 (SD). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI
1538652466
Provider Name
KARA BENSON PHARMD
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
4424 W KINSLEY PL SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108
Location Phone
(605) 359-3679
Mailing Address
4424 W KINSLEY PL SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
06-14-2018
Last Update Date
06-14-2018
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A pharmacist like Kara Benson 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
License No.
6579
License State
SD
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.

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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 1538652466, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
6
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 6 → 12 → 3 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1538652466.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1538652466, enumerated as an "individual" on June 14, 2018.

The provider is located at 4424 W KINSLEY PL SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108 and the phone number is (605) 359-3679.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.