MELISSA LEA CLAXTON NP-C
NPI 1396043147
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Chattanooga, TN

NPI Status: Active since March 03, 2011

Contact Information

605 GLENWOOD DR STE 200
CHATTANOOGA, TN
ZIP 37404
Phone: (423) 698-1844

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Female
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Family

About MELISSA CLAXTON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Melissa Claxton, a provider established in Chattanooga, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396043147 assigned on March 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number 15625 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 15 years ago.

NPI: 1396043147
Provider Name: MELISSA LEA CLAXTON NP-C
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 605 GLENWOOD DR STE 200 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
Location Phone: (423) 698-1844
Mailing Address: 7 FIRESIDE WAY SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN 37377
Mailing Phone: (423) 718-9396
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-03-2011
Last Update Date: 03-03-2011
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Melissa Claxton 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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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 Family
Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: 15625
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 1396043147, 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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 3 → 6 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 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 1396043147.