REED BLAKE MINTON APN
NPI 1275876104
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care in Chattanooga, TN

NPI Status: Active since March 28, 2013

Contact Information

2525 DE SALES AVENUE
CHATTANOOGA, TN
ZIP 37404
Phone: (423) 697-0014
Fax: (423) 648-6280

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Nurse Practitioner
Acute Care

About REED MINTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Reed Minton, a provider established in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in acute care . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1275876104 assigned on March 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LA2100X with license number 17505 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.

NPI: 1275876104
Provider Name: REED BLAKE MINTON APN
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2525 DE SALES AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
Location Phone: (423) 697-0014
Location Fax: (423) 648-6280
Mailing Address: 7446 SHALLOWFORD RD STE 108 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
Mailing Phone: (423) 855-7376
Mailing Fax: (423) 648-6280
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-28-2013
Last Update Date: 03-08-2018
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Reed Minton is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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Secondary Locations

2525 de Sales Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 697-0014

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: Nurse Practitioner Acute Care
Taxonomy Code: 363LA2100X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 17505
License State: TN

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 1275876104, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 7 → 14 → 5 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1275876104.