SHARON K NAKO
NPI 1598828865
Foster Care Agency in Minnesota City, MN

NPI Status: Active since December 18, 2006

Contact Information

197 MAURL DR
MINNESOTA CITY, MN
ZIP 55959
Phone: (507) 429-7466

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Foster Care Agency

About SHARON NAKO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sharon Nako, a provider established in Minnesota City, Minnesota with a medical specialization in Foster Care Agency. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1598828865 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 253J00000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI
1598828865
Provider Name
SHARON K NAKO
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
197 MAURL DR MINNESOTA CITY, MN 55959
Location Phone
(507) 429-7466
Mailing Address
197 MAURL DR MINNESOTA CITY, MN 55959
Mailing Phone
(507) 429-7466
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
12-18-2006
Last Update Date
03-01-2017
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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

Foster Care Agency

Taxonomy Code
253J00000X
Type
Agencies
Taxonomy Description
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.

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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 1598828865, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
5
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 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 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 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 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 1598828865.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1598828865, enumerated as an "individual" on December 18, 2006.

The provider is located at 197 MAURL DR MINNESOTA CITY, MN 55959 and the phone number is (507) 429-7466.

Foster Care Agency with taxonomy code 253J00000X.