UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER DEPT OF MFS
NPI 1043651557
General Acute Care Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA

NPI Status: Active since July 12, 2013

Contact Information

3471 5TH AVE
1112 KAUFMANN BUILDING
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15213
Phone: (412) 648-6801

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About UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER DEPT OF MFS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center Dept Of Mfs, a provider established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1043651557 assigned on July 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Bernard Costello Md Dmd (Program Director)

NPI
1043651557
Provider Name
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER DEPT OF MFS
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
3471 5TH AVE 1112 KAUFMANN BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
Location Phone
(412) 648-6801
Mailing Address
401 AMBERSON AVE APT 151 PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
Mailing Phone
(216) 789-5928
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-12-2013
Last Update Date
07-12-2013
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

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. BERNARD COSTELLO MD DMD

Authorized Official Title
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(412) 648-6801

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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 1043651557, 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 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
7
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 6 → 12 → 3 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 53

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

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1043651557.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1043651557, enumerated as an "organization" on July 12, 2013.

The provider is located at 3471 5TH AVE 1112 KAUFMANN BUILDING PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 and the phone number is (412) 648-6801.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.