SHARON K RITCHEY CRNP
NPI 1891967436
Nurse Practitioner in Duncansville, PA

NPI Status: Active since March 24, 2008

Contact Information

175 MEADOWBROOK LN
DUNCANSVILLE, PA
ZIP 16635
Phone: (814) 693-0300
Fax: (814) 693-0400

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Individual
Female
Nurse Practitioner

About SHARON RITCHEY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sharon Ritchey, a provider established in Duncansville, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1891967436 assigned on March 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363L00000X with license number VP004529B (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 16 years ago.

NPI: 1891967436
Provider Name: SHARON K RITCHEY CRNP
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 175 MEADOWBROOK LN DUNCANSVILLE, PA 16635
Location Phone: (814) 693-0300
Location Fax: (814) 693-0400
Mailing Address: PO BOX 909 DUNCANSVILLE, PA 16635
Mailing Phone: (814) 693-0300
Mailing Fax: (814) 693-0400
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-24-2008
Last Update Date: 01-26-2010
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Sharon Ritchey is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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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: Nurse Practitioner
Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: VP004529B
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: (1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

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 1891967436, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1891967436.