SAMS CLUB PHARMACY 6521
NPI 1700278751
Pharmacist in Houma, LA

NPI Status: Active since February 27, 2015

Contact Information

2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
HOUMA, LA
ZIP 70360
Phone: (985) 851-2147
Fax: (985) 851-2286

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  • Organization
  • Pharmacist
  • CLIA Number: 19D2133603
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Pharmacy
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 07-16-2027

About SAMS CLUB PHARMACY 6521

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sams Club Pharmacy 6521, a provider established in Houma, Louisiana operating as a Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1700278751 assigned on February 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X with license number 16106 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 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. The authorized official of this NPI record is Margo Chauvin (Pharmacy Manager)

NPI
1700278751
Provider Name
SAMS CLUB PHARMACY 6521
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360
Location Phone
(985) 851-2147
Location Fax
(985) 851-2286
Mailing Address
2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-27-2015
Last Update Date
02-27-2015
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A pharmacist like Sams Club Pharmacy 6521 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.
16106
License State
LA
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.

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.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

MARGO CHAUVIN

Authorized Official Title
PHARMACY MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone
(985) 665-4196

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
19D2133603
Facility Type
Pharmacy
Certificate Effective Date
July 17, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
July 16, 2027
Laboratory Director
MARGO CHAUVIN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Sams Club Pharmacy 6521 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 1700278751, 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 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
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
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 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1700278751.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 4 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Pharmacist
2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
HOUMA, LA 70360
Pharmacist
2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
HOUMA, LA 70360
Pharmacy (Community/Retail Pharmacy)
2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
HOUMA, LA 70360
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2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD
HOUMA, LA 70360

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1700278751, enumerated as an "organization" on February 27, 2015.

The provider is located at 2174 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD HOUMA, LA 70360 and the phone number is (985) 851-2147.

Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.