Ruth Bishop, DO
Ruth Bishop, DO is an Occupational Medicine Physician in Covington, WA, registered under NPI 1609890466.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 16850 SE 272ND ST, Covington, WA 98042. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| OP00001160 | WA | Occupational Medicine Physician primary |
This provider holds licence OP00001160 issued in WA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
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 Occupational Medicine covers
Occupational medicine focuses on the health of workers, including the ability to perform work; the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace; and the health outcomes of environmental exposures. Practitioners in this field address the promotion of health in the work place, and the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness, and disability. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 2083X0100X
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 | 1609890466 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 26, 2006 |
| Last updated | Jun 24, 2009 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | DO |
| Practice address |
16850 SE 272ND ST Covington, WA 98042 (253) 395-1960 Fax (253) 395-2013 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 34876 Seattle, WA 98124 |
| Other identifiers |
1040187
(WA) |
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 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Sum = 64 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
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.