KERRY LYNN MELLO PHARM.D.
NPI 1841270857
Pharmacist - Psychiatric in Providence, RI

NPI Status: Active since January 18, 2006

Contact Information

345 BLACKSTONE BLVD
PROVIDENCE, RI
ZIP 02906
Phone: (401) 455-6316
Fax: (140) 145-5630

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Individual
Female
Pharmacist
Psychiatric

About KERRY MELLO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kerry Mello, a provider established in Providence, Rhode Island with a medical specialization in Pharmacist, focusing in psychiatric . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1841270857 assigned on January 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 1835P1300X with license number 4169 (RI). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1841270857
Provider Name: KERRY LYNN MELLO PHARM.D.
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 345 BLACKSTONE BLVD PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
Location Phone: (401) 455-6316
Location Fax: (140) 145-5630
Mailing Address: 58 OREGON AVE SOMERSET, MA 02726
Mailing Phone: (150) 867-2674
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 01-18-2006
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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A pharmacist like Kerry Mello 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 Psychiatric
Taxonomy Code: 1835P1300X
Type: Pharmacy Service Providers
License No.: 4169
License State: RI
Taxonomy Description: A licensed pharmacist who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in optimizing care of patients with psychiatric illness by assessing and monitoring patients, recognizing drug-induced problems, and recommending appropriate treatment plans.

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 1841270857, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 4 → 8 2 → 4 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1841270857.