WEST PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATES, INC.
NPI 1023280880
Chiropractor in Philadelphia, PA

NPI Status: Active since April 01, 2008

Contact Information

37 S. 60TH STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA
ZIP 19139
Phone: (215) 471-4714

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  • Organization
  • Chiropractor
  • CLIA Number: 39D2162639
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-22-2026

About WEST PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATES, INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for West Philadelphia Associates, Inc., a provider established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania operating as a Chiropractor. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023280880 assigned on April 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 111N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. West Philadelphia Associates, Inc. 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 Dr. Joseph Mcafee Chiropractor (Chiropractor)

NPI
1023280880
Provider Name
WEST PHILADELPHIA ASSOCIATES, INC.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
37 S. 60TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139
Location Phone
(215) 471-4714
Mailing Address
PO BOX 6168 PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115
Mailing Phone
(215) 471-4714
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-01-2008
Last Update Date
04-01-2008
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A chiropractor like West Philadelphia Associates, Inc. helps patients with problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Chiropractors use spinal adjustments and manipulation, as well as other clinical interventions, to manage health issues such as back and neck pain. Some chiropractors apply procedures like massage therapy, rehabilitative exercise, ultrasound and spinal adjustments and manipulation. A chiropractor focuses on the patients overall health and might refer patients to other healthcare professionals if necessary.

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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

Chiropractor

Taxonomy Code
111N00000X
Type
Chiropractic Providers
Taxonomy Description
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.

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.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

DR. JOSEPH MCAFEE CHIROPRACTOR

Authorized Official Title
CHIROPRACTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(215) 471-4714

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
39D2162639
Facility Type
Community Clinic
Certificate Effective Date
February 27, 2019
Certificate Expiration Date
May 22, 2026
Laboratory Director
SHARVARI DALAL
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to West Philadelphia Associates, Inc. on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1023280880, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
0
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 2 → 4 2 → 4 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 8 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 60

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

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

60 - 60 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1023280880.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1023280880, enumerated as an "organization" on April 01, 2008.

The provider is located at 37 S. 60TH STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19139 and the phone number is (215) 471-4714.

Chiropractor with taxonomy code 111N00000X.