WHIGMASS D ABEGAZ ASCP
NPI 1740767896
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology in San Diego, CA

NPI Status: Active since July 22, 2018

Contact Information

9455 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD
SAN DIEGO, CA
ZIP 92123
Phone: (858) 266-5000

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Individual
Male
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology

About WHIGMASS ABEGAZ

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Whigmass Abegaz, a provider established in San Diego, California with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, Pathology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740767896 assigned on July 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246Q00000X with license number 25604258 (IL). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1740767896
Provider Name: WHIGMASS D ABEGAZ ASCP
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 9455 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92123
Location Phone: (858) 266-5000
Mailing Address: 24045 VISTA CORONA DANA POINT, CA 92629
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-22-2018
Last Update Date: 07-22-2018
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Secondary Locations

4647 Zion Ave
San Diego, CA 92120
(619) 528-5000

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: Specialist/Technologist, Pathology
Taxonomy Code: 246Q00000X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
License No.: 25604258
License State: IL
Taxonomy Description: (1) An individual educated and trained in clinical chemistry, microbiology or other biological sciences; and in gathering data on the blood, tissues, and fluids in the human body. Tests and procedures performed or supervised center on major areas of hematology, microbiology, immunohematology, immunology, clinical chemistry and urinalysis. Education and certification requires the equivalent of an associate degree and alternative combinations of accredited training and experience. (2) A specially trained individual who works under the direction of a pathologist, other physician, or scientist, and performs specialized chemical, microscopic, and bacteriological tests of human blood, tissue, and fluids. Also known as medical technologists, they perform and supervise tests and procedures in clinical chemistry, immunology, serology, bacteriology, hematology, parasitology, mycology, urinalysis, and blood banking. The work requires the correlation of test results with other data, interpretation of test findings, and exercise of independent judgment. The minimum educational requirement (for one of several certification programs in medical technology) is a baccalaureate degree with appropriate science course requirements, plus a twelve-month, structured, AMA approved medical technology program and an examination; or a baccalaureate degree with appropriate science course requirements and experience.

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 1740767896, 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9

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 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1740767896.