PAULA KARDELL
NPI 1982408829
Technician/Technologist - Optician in Tucson, AZ

NPI Status: Active since April 01, 2025

Contact Information

7150 E SPEEDWAY BLVD
TUCSON, AZ
ZIP 85710
Phone: (520) 751-2593
Fax: (520) 751-2865

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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Technician/Technologist
Optician

About PAULA KARDELL

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Paula Kardell, a provider established in Tucson, Arizona with a medical specialization in Technician/technologist, focusing in optician . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982408829 assigned on April 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 156FX1800X with license number 002299 (AZ). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI: 1982408829
Provider Name: PAULA KARDELL
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 7150 E SPEEDWAY BLVD TUCSON, AZ 85710
Location Phone: (520) 751-2593
Location Fax: (520) 751-2865
Mailing Address: 7150 E SPEEDWAY BLVD TUCSON, AZ 85710
Mailing Phone: (520) 751-2593
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 04-01-2025
Last Update Date: 04-01-2025
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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: Technician/Technologist Optician
Taxonomy Code: 156FX1800X
Type: Eye and Vision Services Providers
License No.: 002299
License State: AZ
Taxonomy Description: Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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 1982408829, 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1982408829.