SMITH'S DRUGS OF FOREST CITY, INC.
SMITH'S DRUGS OF FOREST CITY, INC. is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1396770236, based in Forest City, NC. The organization lists 8 taxonomy classifications, with Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 139 E MAIN ST, Forest City, NC 28043. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 07506 | NC | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical… primary |
| 07506 | NC | Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies… |
| 07506 | NC | Pharmacy |
| 07506 | NC | Community/Retail Pharmacy |
| 07506 | NC | Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy |
| 07506 | NC | Long Term Care Pharmacy |
| 07506 | NC | Mail Order Pharmacy |
| 07506 | NC | Specialty Pharmacy |
This provider holds licence 07506 issued in NC. 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 Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies covers
A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 332B00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 8 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332B00000X | Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies | 07506 | NC | primary |
| 332BP3500X | Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition Supplies (DME) Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition | 07506 | NC | |
| 333600000X | Pharmacy | 07506 | NC | |
| 3336C0003X | Community/Retail Pharmacy Community/Retail Pharmacy | 07506 | NC | |
| 3336H0001X | Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy | 07506 | NC | |
| 3336L0003X | Long Term Care Pharmacy Long Term Care Pharmacy | 07506 | NC | |
| 3336M0002X | Mail Order Pharmacy Mail Order Pharmacy | 07506 | NC | |
| 3336S0011X | Specialty Pharmacy Specialty Pharmacy | 07506 | NC |
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-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1396770236 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Last updated | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
139 E MAIN ST Forest City, NC 28043 (828) 245-9215 Fax (828) 245-5013 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 5047 Meridian, MS 39302 |
| Other identifiers |
DE1708
(SC) 0341F · BCBS DME (NC) 0344N · BCBS HIT (NC) 6800347 (NC) 7701783 (NC) 7N7506 (SC) 0815365 (NC) |
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 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Sum = 64 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
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.