HEATHER MCDOWELL
NPI 1801255997
Specialist/Technologist, Other - Electroneurodiagnostic in Olympia, WA

NPI Status: Active since February 17, 2016

Contact Information

835 101ST AVE SE
OLYMPIA, WA
ZIP 98501
Phone: (360) 742-3538
Fax: (360) 242-0002

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Individual
Female
Specialist/Technologist, Other
Electroneurodiagnostic

About HEATHER MCDOWELL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Heather Mcdowell, a provider established in Olympia, Washington with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, Other, focusing in electroneurodiagnostic . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1801255997 assigned on February 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246ZE0600X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 10 years ago.

NPI: 1801255997
Provider Name: HEATHER MCDOWELL
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 835 101ST AVE SE OLYMPIA, WA 98501
Location Phone: (360) 742-3538
Location Fax: (360) 242-0002
Mailing Address: 835 101ST AVE SE OLYMPIA, WA 98501
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-17-2016
Last Update Date: 02-17-2016
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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: Specialist/Technologist, Other Electroneurodiagnostic
Taxonomy Code: 246ZE0600X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers

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 1801255997, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 0 → 0 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1801255997.