KENNETH DUANE LARSON R.PH.
NPI 1629051974
Pharmacist in Ellensburg, WA

NPI Status: Active since November 21, 2005

Contact Information

603 S CHESTNUT ST
ELLENSBURG, WA
ZIP 98926
Phone: (509) 962-7329
Fax: (509) 962-7421

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Individual
Male
Pharmacist

About KENNETH LARSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kenneth Larson, a provider established in Ellensburg, Washington with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1629051974 assigned on November 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number PH00010753 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI: 1629051974
Provider Name: KENNETH DUANE LARSON R.PH.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 603 S CHESTNUT ST ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
Location Phone: (509) 962-7329
Location Fax: (509) 962-7421
Mailing Address: 5671 MOUNTAIN LN PESHASTIN, WA 98847
Mailing Phone: (509) 548-4903
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-21-2005
Last Update Date: 03-07-2023
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A pharmacist like Kenneth Larson 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.: PH00010753
License State: WA
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.

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 1629051974, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 2 → 4 0 → 0 1 → 2 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 0 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1629051974.