MS. TARA SMITH BS
NPI 1861729659
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility in Pueblo, CO

NPI Status: Active since November 16, 2009

Contact Information

3470 BALTIMORE AVE
PUEBLO, CO
ZIP 81008
Phone: (719) 561-9850
Fax: (719) 545-4097

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Individual
Female
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility

About TARA SMITH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tara Smith, a provider established in Pueblo, Colorado with a medical specialization in Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861729659 assigned on November 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 324500000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 17 years ago.

NPI: 1861729659
Provider Name: MS. TARA SMITH BS
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 3470 BALTIMORE AVE PUEBLO, CO 81008
Location Phone: (719) 561-9850
Location Fax: (719) 545-4097
Mailing Address: 3470 BALTIMORE AVE PUEBLO, CO 81008
Mailing Phone: (719) 561-9850
Mailing Fax: (719) 545-4097
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 11-16-2009
Last Update Date: 11-16-2009
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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: Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
Taxonomy Code: 324500000X
Type: Residential Treatment Facilities
Taxonomy Description: A facility or distinct part of a facility that provides a 24 hr therapeutically planned living and rehabilitative intervention environment for the treatment of individuals with disorders in the abuse of drugs, alcohol, and other substances.

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 1861729659, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 6 → 12 → 3 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1861729659.