PATRICIA ALLSUP STAINS
NPI 1497264998
Pharmacy Technician in Knoxville, TN

NPI Status: Active since September 27, 2017

Contact Information

2018 WESTERN AVE
KNOXVILLE, TN
ZIP 37921
Phone: (865) 544-0406
Fax: (865) 544-0480

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Individual
Female
Pharmacy Technician

About PATRICIA STAINS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Patricia Stains, a provider established in Knoxville, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Pharmacy Technician. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1497264998 assigned on September 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183700000X. The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 9 years ago.

NPI: 1497264998
Provider Name: PATRICIA ALLSUP STAINS
Other Name: PATRICIA LADONNA STAINS
Other Name Type: Former Name (1)
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2018 WESTERN AVE KNOXVILLE, TN 37921
Location Phone: (865) 544-0406
Location Fax: (865) 544-0480
Mailing Address: 6350 W ANDREW JOHNSON HWY DEPT 100 TALBOTT, TN 37877
Mailing Phone: (800) 355-3565
Mailing Fax: (865) 544-0480
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-27-2017
Last Update Date: 09-27-2017
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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
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 1497264998, we treat the final digit (8) 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 82. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 82 = 8).

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 → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 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 2 → 4 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 82

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

The next multiple of ten after 82 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.

90 - 82 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1497264998.