JOSHUA A BROWN
NPI 1548779671
Pharmacist in Nashville, TN

NPI Status: Active since September 20, 2017

Contact Information

8141 HIGHWAY 100
NASHVILLE, TN
ZIP 37221
Phone: (615) 662-6661
Fax: (615) 662-4107

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Pharmacist
  • CLIA Number: 44D2230000
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Pharmacy
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 07-18-2027

About JOSHUA BROWN

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Joshua Brown, a provider established in Nashville, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1548779671 assigned on September 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 38218 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 4 years ago.

NPI
1548779671
Provider Name
JOSHUA A BROWN
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
8141 HIGHWAY 100 NASHVILLE, TN 37221
Location Phone
(615) 662-6661
Location Fax
(615) 662-4107
Mailing Address
8141 HIGHWAY 100 NASHVILLE, TN 37221
Mailing Phone
(615) 662-6661
Mailing Fax
(615) 662-4107
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
09-20-2017
Last Update Date
07-21-2022
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A pharmacist like Joshua Brown 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.
38218
License State
TN
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.

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
44D2230000
Facility Type
Pharmacy
Certificate Effective Date
July 19, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
July 18, 2027
Laboratory Director
JOSHUA A. BROWN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Joshua Brown 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 1548779671, we treat the final digit (1) 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 79. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 79 = 1).

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
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
1
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 4 → 8 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 79

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

The next multiple of ten after 79 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 79 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1548779671.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 3 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Pharmacist (Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist)
8141 HIGHWAY 100
NASHVILLE, TN 37221
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
8141 HIGHWAY 100
BELLEVUE, TN 37221
Pharmacy (Community/Retail Pharmacy)
8141 HIGHWAY 100
NASHVILLE, TN 37221

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1548779671, enumerated as an "individual" on September 20, 2017.

The provider is located at 8141 HIGHWAY 100 NASHVILLE, TN 37221 and the phone number is (615) 662-6661.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.