DR. VIRGINIA AGHA
NPI 1518216506
Pharmacist in Tempe, AZ

NPI Status: Active since September 05, 2012

Contact Information

1445 W ELLIOT RD
TEMPE, AZ
ZIP 85284
Phone: (480) 893-9027
Fax: (480) 893-9173

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Pharmacist
  • CLIA Number: 03D2259128
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-01-2026

About VIRGINIA AGHA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Virginia Agha, a provider established in Tempe, Arizona with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1518216506 assigned on September 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 17977 (AZ). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI
1518216506
Provider Name
DR. VIRGINIA AGHA
Other Name
DR. VIRGINIA NOVACEK
Other Name Type
Former Name (1)
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
1445 W ELLIOT RD TEMPE, AZ 85284
Location Phone
(480) 893-9027
Location Fax
(480) 893-9173
Mailing Address
15912 E KIM DR FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ 85268
Mailing Phone
(775) 233-2506
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
09-05-2012
Last Update Date
09-05-2012
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A pharmacist like Virginia Agha fills prescription medications, verifying instructions from physicians and offers expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. Pharmacists instruct patients on how to take a prescribed medicine and educate patients about potential side effects. Pharmacists might also conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles.

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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

Pharmacist

Taxonomy Code
183500000X
Type
Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.
17977
License State
AZ
Taxonomy Description
An individual licensed by the appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the practice of pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy includes, but is not limited to, assessment, interpretation, evaluation, and implementation, initiation, monitoring or modification of medication and or medical orders; the compounding or dispensing of medication and or medical orders; participation in drug and device procurement, storage, and selection; drug administration; drug regimen reviews; drug or drug-related research; provision of patient education and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide medication therapy management services in all areas of patient care.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1183500000XPharmacy Service Providers

Pharmacist

42217 (CA)
2183500000XPharmacy Service Providers

Pharmacist

15567 (NV)

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
03D2259128
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
May 02, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
May 01, 2026
Laboratory Director
ABHIMANYU GHOSE
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Virginia Agha to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1518216506, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
6
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 1 → 2 2 → 4 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 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 0 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1518216506.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1518216506, enumerated as an "individual" on September 05, 2012.

The provider is located at 1445 W ELLIOT RD TEMPE, AZ 85284 and the phone number is (480) 893-9027.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.