RENU WHETSTONE
NPI 1598553695
Rehabilitation Practitioner in Alameda, CA

NPI Status: Active since April 28, 2025

Contact Information

1005 ATLANTIC AVE
ALAMEDA, CA
ZIP 94501
Phone: (415) 474-7310
Fax: (510) 894-0809

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Individual
Female
Rehabilitation Practitioner

About RENU WHETSTONE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Renu Whetstone, a provider established in Alameda, California with a medical specialization in Rehabilitation Practitioner. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1598553695 assigned on April 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 225400000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1598553695
Provider Name: RENU WHETSTONE
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1005 ATLANTIC AVE ALAMEDA, CA 94501
Location Phone: (415) 474-7310
Location Fax: (510) 894-0809
Mailing Address: 1005 ATLANTIC AVE ALAMEDA, CA 94501
Mailing Phone: (415) 474-7310
Mailing Fax: (510) 894-0809
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-28-2025
Last Update Date: 07-01-2025
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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: Rehabilitation Practitioner
Taxonomy Code: 225400000X
Type: Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: A health care practitioner who trains or retrains individuals disabled by disease or injury to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.

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 1598553695, 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 75. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 75 = 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 75

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

The next multiple of ten after 75 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 75 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1598553695.