FRANK PAULA JR.
NPI 1679989602
Technician, Health Information in Petaluma, CA

NPI Status: Active since July 10, 2014

Contact Information

365 KUCK LN
PETALUMA, CA
ZIP 94952
Phone: (707) 795-6954

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Technician, Health Information

About FRANK PAULA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Frank Paula, a provider established in Petaluma, California with a medical specialization in Technician, Health Information. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679989602 assigned on July 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 247000000X. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 12 years ago.

NPI: 1679989602
Provider Name: FRANK PAULA JR.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 365 KUCK LN PETALUMA, CA 94952
Location Phone: (707) 795-6954
Mailing Address: 365 KUCK LN PETALUMA, CA 94952
Mailing Phone: (707) 795-6954
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-10-2014
Last Update Date: 07-10-2014
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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, Health Information
Taxonomy Code: 247000000X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
Taxonomy Description: Preferred term for an Accredited Record Technician who is an individual with an associate's degree from an accredited college or independent study program who is skilled in analyzing health information and in examination of medical records for accuracy, reporting of patient data for reimbursement, and creation of disease registries for researchers.

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 1679989602, 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 78. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 78 = 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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 0 + 24 = 78

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

The next multiple of ten after 78 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 78 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1679989602.