KAREN CHARLOTTA ALBISTON PT, DPT
NPI 1851844278
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine in Oceanside, CA

NPI Status: Active since August 02, 2016

Contact Information

3355 MISSION AVE STE 123
OCEANSIDE, CA
ZIP 92058
Phone: (760) 529-4975

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Individual
Female
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

About KAREN ALBISTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Karen Albiston, a provider established in Oceanside, California with a medical specialization in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, focusing in pediatric rehabilitation medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1851844278 assigned on August 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2081P0010X with license number 291744 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI: 1851844278
Provider Name: KAREN CHARLOTTA ALBISTON PT, DPT
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3355 MISSION AVE STE 123 OCEANSIDE, CA 92058
Location Phone: (760) 529-4975
Mailing Address: 3355 MISSION AVE STE 123 OCEANSIDE, CA 92058
Mailing Phone: (760) 529-4975
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-02-2016
Last Update Date: 07-21-2022
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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: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2081P0010X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 291744
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: A physiatrist who utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments including related or secondary medical, physical, functional, psychosocial and vocational limitations or conditions, with an understanding of the life course of disability. This physician is trained in the identification of functional capabilities and selection of the best of rehabilitation intervention strategies, with an understanding of the continuum of care.

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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 1851844278, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1851844278.