MR. RANDALL P GIBSON LAC
NPI 1639251630
Acupuncturist in Novato, CA

NPI Status: Active since October 19, 2006

Contact Information

920 SHERMAN AVE
NOVATO, CA
ZIP 94945
Phone: (415) 209-9600
Fax: (415) 893-1094

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About RANDALL GIBSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Randall Gibson, a provider established in Novato, California with a medical specialization in Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1639251630 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number 5171 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1639251630
Provider Name: MR. RANDALL P GIBSON LAC
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 920 SHERMAN AVE NOVATO, CA 94945
Location Phone: (415) 209-9600
Location Fax: (415) 893-1094
Mailing Address: 920 SHERMAN AVE NOVATO, CA 94945
Mailing Phone: (415) 209-9600
Mailing Fax: (415) 893-1094
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 10-19-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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An acupuncturist like Randall Gibson specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing some diseases using acupuncture needles. Acupuncturists carefully insert and manipulate fine, solid needles at specific points on the skin to achieve therapeutic benefits. Modern medicine explains that acupuncture works by stimulating the nervous system, causing the body to release certain chemicals, including endorphins, in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals assist the body in managing and regulating pain. Other commonly used treatment methods in acupuncture include herbs or mixtures of herbs, and acupressure, which involves massaging acupuncture points instead of using needles.

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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: Acupuncturist
Taxonomy Code: 171100000X
Type: Other Service Providers
License No.: 5171
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	6	3	9	2	5	1	6	3	0
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	6	6	9	4	5	2	6	6
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 24 = 70
Step 3: because the number obtained in step 2 ends in zero, the check digit is zero.
									0

The NPI number 1639251630 is valid because the calculated check digit 0 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.