Rachel Cooper, PTA
Rachel Cooper, PTA is a Physical Therapy Assistant in Tacoma, WA, registered under NPI 1003581422. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Tacoma, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Oct 8, 2026. Parking is available about 0.43 mi away. There is EV charging 0.32 mi from the office — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 588 ft away, served by St Helens Avenue & South 1st Street. A pharmacy sits 0.41 mi from the entrance (MultiCare Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.30 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit St Helens Avenue & South 4th Street 177 ft ~1 min
Transit St Helens Avenue & South 4th Street 272 ft ~2 min
Convenience King's Deli & Grocery 377 ft ~2 min
Restaurant Manuscript 464 ft ~2 min
Transit St Helens Avenue & South 1st Street 588 ft ~3 min
Restaurant Red Star Taco Bar 867 ft ~4 min
Restaurant infinite soups 951 ft ~4 min
445 Tacoma Avenue South, 98402
Mo-Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa-Su 11:00-17:00
Pharmacy Community by Walgreens 0.26 mi ~6 min
Coffee North Slope Coffee House 0.27 mi ~6 min
618 North 1st Street, Tacoma
Gas station Shell 0.27 mi ~6 min
Grocery Stadium Thirftway 0.27 mi ~6 min
618 North 1st Street, Tacoma 98403
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Coffee Anthem Coffee and Tea 0.28 mi ~6 min
Mo-Fr 06:00-17:00; Sa,Su 07:00-17:00
Gas station Shell 0.28 mi ~6 min
801 Division Avenue, Tacoma 98403
Gas station Shell 0.28 mi ~6 min
Convenience Jacksons 0.29 mi ~6 min
801 Division Avenue, Tacoma 98403
Coffee Cosmonaut Coffee 0.30 mi ~6 min
817 Division Avenue, Tacoma 98403
Mo-Su 08:00-14:00
EV charging 0.32 mi ~7 min
Pharmacy Rankos' Stadium Pharmacy 0.32 mi ~7 min
101 North Tacoma Avenue, Tacoma 98403
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Convenience 7-Eleven 0.34 mi ~7 min
Parking 5th Street Parking Garage 0.38 mi ~8 min
Pharmacy MultiCare Pharmacy 0.41 mi ~9 min
Parking 0.42 mi ~9 min
502 North 3rd Street, Tacoma 98403
Parking 0.43 mi ~9 min
738,740 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
NPPES does not list a state licence number for this record. That is not unusual — organizations and some provider types are not required to file one. Verify current licensure with the relevant state board before care.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Physical Therapy Assistant covers
(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 225200000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003581422 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Last updated | Aug 9, 2021 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | PTA |
| Practice address |
242 ST HELENS AVE Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 627-3833 |
| Mailing address |
35227 56TH AVE S Auburn, WA 98001 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Sum = 48 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.