GARY L TAUXE OPA
NPI 1801120829
Physician Assistant - Medical in Germantown, TN

NPI Status: Active since September 23, 2009

Contact Information

1400 S GERMANTOWN RD
GERMANTOWN, TN
ZIP 38138
Phone: (901) 759-3100
Fax: (901) 435-5651

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Individual
Male
Physician Assistant
Medical

About GARY TAUXE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gary Tauxe, a primary care provider established in Germantown, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Physician Assistant, focusing in medical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1801120829 assigned on September 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363AM0700X with license number OPA0000000806 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 17 years ago.

NPI: 1801120829
Provider Name: GARY L TAUXE OPA
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1400 S GERMANTOWN RD GERMANTOWN, TN 38138
Location Phone: (901) 759-3100
Location Fax: (901) 435-5651
Mailing Address: 1400 S GERMANTOWN RD GERMANTOWN, TN 38138
Mailing Phone: (901) 759-3100
Mailing Fax: (901) 435-5651
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-23-2009
Last Update Date: 09-23-2009
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Gary Tauxe sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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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: Physician Assistant Medical
Taxonomy Code: 363AM0700X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: OPA0000000806
License State: TN

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 1801120829, 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 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

Check

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 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 51

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

The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 51 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1801120829.