DR. RICHARD WILLIAM SMERZ DO
NPI 1891731535
Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine in Honolulu, HI
NPI Status: Active since June 21, 2006
Contact Information
347 N KUAKINI ST
HONOLULU, HI
ZIP 96817
Phone: (808) 587-3425
Fax: (808) 587-3430
- Individual
- Male
- Preventive Medicine
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
About RICHARD SMERZ
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Richard Smerz, a provider established in Honolulu, Hawaii with a medical specialization in Preventive Medicine, focusing in undersea and hyperbaric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1891731535 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0011X with license number DOS866 (HI). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.
- NPI
- 1891731535
- Provider Name
- DR. RICHARD WILLIAM SMERZ DO
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 347 N KUAKINI ST HONOLULU, HI 96817
- Location Phone
- (808) 587-3425
- Location Fax
- (808) 587-3430
- Mailing Address
- 825 KAIPII ST KAILUA, HI 96734
- Mailing Phone
- (808) 230-8755
- Mailing Fax
- (808) 587-3430
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 06-21-2006
- 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
Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2083P0011X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- DOS866
- License State
- HI
- Taxonomy Description
- A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
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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 1891731535, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1891731535, enumerated as an "individual" on June 21, 2006.
The provider is located at 347 N KUAKINI ST HONOLULU, HI 96817 and the phone number is (808) 587-3425.
Preventive Medicine with taxonomy code 2083P0011X and a focus in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
