Kara Lewis, PHARMD
Kara Lewis, PHARMD is a Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Meriden, CT, registered under NPI 1003198730.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Meriden, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 6, 2026. Parking is available about 0.22 mi away at Meriden Station Garage. There is EV charging 583 ft from the office (ChargePoint) — useful if you are driving in from out of town. The nearest transit stop is 688 ft away. A pharmacy sits 553 ft from the entrance (Meriden Community Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.30 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 100 ft ~1 min
Restaurant Krispy Krunchy Chicken 234 ft ~1 min
161 State Street, Meriden 06450
Parking Meriden Station Commuter Parking 486 ft ~2 min
Restaurant Honeyspot Pizza 483 ft ~2 min
Pharmacy Meriden Community Pharmacy 553 ft ~3 min
EV charging ChargePoint 583 ft ~3 min
Grocery C-Town 640 ft ~3 min
152 Colony Street, Meriden 06451
Transit 688 ft ~3 min
Convenience Citgo 710 ft ~3 min
182 Colony Street, Meriden 06451
Gas station Citgo 693 ft ~3 min
Convenience Checker's Food Store and Deli 952 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Meriden Pizza Express 951 ft ~4 min
Parking Meriden Station Garage 0.22 mi ~5 min
Coffee Downtown Coffee Shop 0.30 mi ~6 min
Convenience S Convenience & Deli 0.41 mi ~9 min
101 West Main Street, Meriden 06451
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 10408 | CT | Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical… primary |
This provider holds licence 10408 issued in CT. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist covers
Pharmacist Clinician/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is a pharmacist with additional training and an expanded scope of practice that may include prescriptive authority, therapeutic management, and disease management. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 1835P0018X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003198730 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Last updated | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | PHARMD |
| Practice address |
134 STATE ST WALGREENS PHARMACY Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 634-3241 Fax (203) 634-3253 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Sum = 60 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.