KIM COLLINS
NPI 1649000282
Technician/Technologist - Optician in Norwich, CT

NPI Status: Active since August 07, 2024

Contact Information

220 SALEM TPKE
NORWICH, CT
ZIP 06360
Phone: (860) 887-6696
Fax: (860) 887-7850

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Individual
Female
Technician/Technologist
Optician

About KIM COLLINS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kim Collins, a provider established in Norwich, Connecticut with a medical specialization in Technician/technologist, focusing in optician . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649000282 assigned on August 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156FX1800X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1649000282
Provider Name: KIM COLLINS
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 220 SALEM TPKE NORWICH, CT 06360
Location Phone: (860) 887-6696
Location Fax: (860) 887-7850
Mailing Address: 220 SALEM TPKE NORWICH, CT 06360
Mailing Phone: (860) 887-6696
Mailing Fax: (860) 887-7850
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-07-2024
Last Update Date: 08-07-2024
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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: Technician/Technologist Optician
Taxonomy Code: 156FX1800X
Type: Eye and Vision Services Providers
Taxonomy Description: Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.

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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 1649000282, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 4 → 8 0 → 0 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1649000282.