KENDRA RHOADES COUCHOT PHM
NPI 1972945111
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology - Microbiology in Bakersfield, CA

NPI Status: Active since July 29, 2013

Contact Information

1800 MOUNT VERNON AVE
BAKERSFIELD, CA
ZIP 93306
Phone: (661) 321-3000

NPI Profile Information
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Individual
Female
Specialist/Technologist, Pathology
Microbiology

About KENDRA COUCHOT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kendra Couchot, a provider established in Bakersfield, California with a medical specialization in Specialist/technologist, Pathology, focusing in microbiology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972945111 assigned on July 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 246QM0900X with license number 1656 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 13 years ago.

NPI: 1972945111
Provider Name: KENDRA RHOADES COUCHOT PHM
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1800 MOUNT VERNON AVE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
Location Phone: (661) 321-3000
Mailing Address: 1800 MOUNT VERNON AVE BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
Mailing Phone: (661) 321-3000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 07-29-2013
Last Update Date: 07-29-2013
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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, Pathology Microbiology
Taxonomy Code: 246QM0900X
Type: Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers
License No.: 1656
License State: CA

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 1972945111, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1972945111.