DEBRA MARKS
NPI 1538823729
Pharmacist - Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Homestead, PA

NPI Status: Active since October 25, 2021

Contact Information

420 E WATERFRONT DR
HOMESTEAD, PA
ZIP 15120
Phone: (412) 462-5359

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Pharmacist
  • Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pha...

About DEBRA MARKS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Debra Marks, a provider established in Homestead, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Pharmacist, focusing in pharmacist clinician (phc)/ clinical pharmacy specialist . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538823729 assigned on October 2021. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1835P0018X with license number RP031864L (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI
1538823729
Provider Name
DEBRA MARKS
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
420 E WATERFRONT DR HOMESTEAD, PA 15120
Location Phone
(412) 462-5359
Mailing Address
641 GREER ST PITTSBURGH, PA 15217
Mailing Phone
(412) 999-3249
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
10-25-2021
Last Update Date
10-25-2021
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A pharmacist like Debra Marks 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 Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Taxonomy Code
1835P0018X
Type
Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.
RP031864L
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
Pharmacist Clinician/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is a pharmacist with additional training and an expanded scope of practice that may include prescriptive authority, therapeutic management, and disease management.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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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 1538823729, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).

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
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
9
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 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 24 = 71

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

The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 71 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1538823729.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Pharmacist
420 E WATERFRONT DR
HOMESTEAD, PA 15120
Pharmacist
420 E WATERFRONT DR
HOMESTEAD, PA 15120

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1538823729, enumerated as an "individual" on October 25, 2021.

The provider is located at 420 E WATERFRONT DR HOMESTEAD, PA 15120 and the phone number is (412) 462-5359.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 1835P0018X and a focus in Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist.