DR. ERNEST MELOCHE MD
NPI 1770552994
Emergency Medicine in Ketchikan, AK

NPI Status: Active since March 17, 2006

Contact Information

3100 TONGASS AVE
KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ER
KETCHIKAN, AK
ZIP 99901
Phone: (907) 617-5111

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Individual
Male
Emergency Medicine

About ERNEST MELOCHE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ernest Meloche, a provider established in Ketchikan, Alaska with a medical specialization in Emergency Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1770552994 assigned on March 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207P00000X with license number 2375 (AK). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1770552994
Provider Name: DR. ERNEST MELOCHE MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3100 TONGASS AVE KETCHIKAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ER KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Location Phone: (907) 617-5111
Mailing Address: PO BOX 6058 KETCHIKAN, AK 99901
Mailing Phone: (907) 247-6058
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 03-17-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Emergency Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207P00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 2375
License State: AK
Taxonomy Description: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

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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 1770552994, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 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 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1770552994.