RAVI SINHA CLS
NPI 1740546936
Technician, Pathology - Medical Laboratory in Box Elder, MT

NPI Status: Active since April 02, 2012

Contact Information

535 CLINIC RD E
BOX ELDER, MT
ZIP 59521
Phone: (406) 395-4486
Fax: (406) 395-5315

NPI Profile Information
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NPI Validation
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Individual
Male
Technician, Pathology
Medical Laboratory

About RAVI SINHA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ravi Sinha, a provider established in Box Elder, Montana with a medical specialization in Technician, Pathology, focusing in medical laboratory . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740546936 assigned on April 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246RM2200X with license number 2342 (MT). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI: 1740546936
Provider Name: RAVI SINHA CLS
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 535 CLINIC RD E BOX ELDER, MT 59521
Location Phone: (406) 395-4486
Location Fax: (406) 395-5315
Mailing Address: 535 CLINIC RD E BOX ELDER, MT 59521
Mailing Phone: (406) 395-4486
Mailing Fax: (406) 395-5315
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-02-2012
Last Update Date: 04-12-2012
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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, Pathology Medical Laboratory
Taxonomy Code: 246RM2200X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
License No.: 2342
License State: MT

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 1740546936, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1740546936.