MICHAEL R BEST
NPI 1700150141
Pharmacist in Belmont, NC

NPI Status: Active since March 02, 2012

Contact Information

6750 WILKINSON BLVD
BELMONT, NC
ZIP 28012
Phone: (704) 825-6929
Fax: (704) 825-6928

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Pharmacist

About MICHAEL BEST

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michael Best, a provider established in Belmont, North Carolina with a medical specialization in Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1700150141 assigned on March 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 9356 (NC). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 14 years ago.

NPI
1700150141
Provider Name
MICHAEL R BEST
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
6750 WILKINSON BLVD BELMONT, NC 28012
Location Phone
(704) 825-6929
Location Fax
(704) 825-6928
Mailing Address
6750 WILKINSON BLVD BELMONT, NC 28012
Mailing Phone
(704) 825-6929
Mailing Fax
(704) 825-6928
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
03-02-2012
Last Update Date
03-02-2012
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A pharmacist like Michael Best 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.
9356
License State
NC
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.

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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 1700150141, 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 49. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 49 = 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
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
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 0 → 0 1 → 2 0 → 0 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 5 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 49

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

The next multiple of ten after 49 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 49 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1700150141.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1700150141, enumerated as an "individual" on March 02, 2012.

The provider is located at 6750 WILKINSON BLVD BELMONT, NC 28012 and the phone number is (704) 825-6929.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.