DR. DONNA VAFA KASHANI M.D.
NPI 1659459790
Psychiatry & Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in La Jolla, CA

NPI Status: Active since November 02, 2006

Contact Information

4225 EXECUTIVE SQ STE 600
LA JOLLA, CA
ZIP 92037
Phone: (858) 776-6267
Fax: (858) 367-8306

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Individual
Female
Psychiatry & Neurology
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

About DONNA KASHANI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Donna Kashani, a provider established in La Jolla, California with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in child & adolescent psychiatry . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659459790 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084P0804X with license number G88012 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1659459790
Provider Name: DR. DONNA VAFA KASHANI M.D.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 4225 EXECUTIVE SQ STE 600 LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Location Phone: (858) 776-6267
Location Fax: (858) 367-8306
Mailing Address: 4225 EXECUTIVE SQ STE 600 LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Mailing Phone: (858) 776-6267
Mailing Fax: (858) 367-8306
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-02-2006
Last Update Date: 03-26-2020
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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: Psychiatry & Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Taxonomy Code: 2084P0804X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: G88012
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry with additional skills and training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence.

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 1659459790, we treat the final digit (0) 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 80. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 80 = 0).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

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 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9 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 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 80

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

The next multiple of ten after 80 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 80 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1659459790.