WALGREENS
NPI 1982972881
Pharmacist in Chicago, IL
NPI Status: Active since December 06, 2011
Contact Information
5600 W FULLERTON AVE
CHICAGO, IL
ZIP 60639
Phone: (773) 745-1640
- Organization
- Pharmacist
- Medicare Supplier
- Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
About WALGREENS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Walgreens, a provider established in Chicago, Illinois operating as a Pharmacist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1982972881 assigned on December 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 183500000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Walgreens operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Sheam Abuhashish (Pharmacist)
- NPI
- 1982972881
- Provider Name
- WALGREENS
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 5600 W FULLERTON AVE CHICAGO, IL 60639
- Location Phone
- (773) 745-1640
- Mailing Address
- 5600 W FULLERTON AVE CHICAGO, IL 60639
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 12-06-2011
- Last Update Date
- 07-21-2022
- Code Navigator
A pharmacist like Walgreens 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.
Walgreens is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20353853 who accepts Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider accepts the Medicare allowable as payment in full.The supplier carries the following product categories: Epoetin or Immunosuppressive Drugs or Infusion Drugs or Nebulizer Drugs or Oral Anticancer Drugs or Oral Antiemetic Drugs or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order).
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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 State
- IL
- 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 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20353853
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- YES
- Specialities List
- Pharmacy.
- Competitive Bidding
- NO
Supplies List
- Epoetin - Epoetin is a man-made version of human erythropoietin (EPO)
- Immunosuppressive Drugs - Immunosuppressive drugs require dosage, frequency, and route of administration to prevent or treat the rejection of an organ transplant
- Infusion Drugs -
- Nebulizer Drugs - Albuterol, levalbuterol, and metaproterenol are all short-acting bronchodilators with beta-adrenergic stimulatory effect
- Oral Anticancer Drugs - FDA anticancer drugs
- Oral Antiemetic Drugs - FDA antiemetic drugs
- Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
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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 1982972881, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1982972881, enumerated as an "organization" on December 06, 2011.
The provider is located at 5600 W FULLERTON AVE CHICAGO, IL 60639 and the phone number is (773) 745-1640.
Pharmacist with taxonomy code 183500000X.
