I can't tell from your question, but note that frequently IRA distributions are not added to line 4a on the 1040; that is, the fact that you don't see the amount in 4a does not necessarily mean that you didn't enter it.
The IRS' convoluted instructions for line 4a mean that sometimes your distribution is added there and sometimes it is not. It is not true that 4a is the total of all IRA distributions - it's the total of only those distributions that the IRS requires that you report on this line (which is not all of them).
So use Mac's instructions to confirm that you entered the 1099-R correctly, and if it happens that 4a is blank but there is an amount in 4b (the taxable part of IRA distributions), then you have probably done it right.
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