BRIANA CHANEL CASTON
NPI 1124860747
Pharmacy Technician in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since June 12, 2024

Contact Information

10251 KEMPWOOD DR
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77043
Phone: (713) 996-0449

NPI Profile Information
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Female
Pharmacy Technician

About BRIANA CASTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Briana Caston, a provider established in Houston, Texas with a medical specialization in Pharmacy Technician. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1124860747 assigned on June 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183700000X with license number 280188 (TX). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI: 1124860747
Provider Name: BRIANA CHANEL CASTON
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 10251 KEMPWOOD DR HOUSTON, TX 77043
Location Phone: (713) 996-0449
Mailing Address: 10251 KEMPWOOD DR HOUSTON, TX 77043
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-12-2024
Last Update Date: 06-12-2024
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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: Pharmacy Technician
Taxonomy Code: 183700000X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: 280188
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: A person who works under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist and performs many pharmacy-related functions that do not require the professional judgment of a pharmacist.

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 1124860747, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1124860747.