MEGAN MCCARRON RUTHERFORD
NPI 1629810098
Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health in Seattle, WA

NPI Status: Active since June 07, 2024

Contact Information

1455 NW LEARY WAY STE 400
SEATTLE, WA
ZIP 98107
Phone: (206) 609-9772

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric/Mental Health

About MEGAN RUTHERFORD

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Megan Rutherford, a provider established in Seattle, Washington with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in psychiatric/mental health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1629810098 assigned on June 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LP0808X with license number AP61606017 (WA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI: 1629810098
Provider Name: MEGAN MCCARRON RUTHERFORD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1455 NW LEARY WAY STE 400 SEATTLE, WA 98107
Location Phone: (206) 609-9772
Mailing Address: 820 NW 62ND ST SEATTLE, WA 98107
Mailing Phone: (410) 456-8398
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 06-07-2024
Last Update Date: 03-11-2025
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Megan Rutherford is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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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: Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric/Mental Health
Taxonomy Code: 363LP0808X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: AP61606017
License State: WA

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	163WP0808X	Nursing Service Providers	Registered Nurse Psychiatric/Mental Health	RN60198651 (WA)

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 1629810098, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

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 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1629810098.