DR. ELSA R GARCIA MD
NPI 1053542258
Family Medicine in Long Beach, CA

NPI Status: Active since August 05, 2009

Contact Information

2597 PINE AVE STE B
LONG BEACH, CA
ZIP 90806
Phone: (562) 981-1400

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Family Medicine
  • CLIA Number: 05D2062161
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 07-10-2027

About ELSA GARCIA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Elsa Garcia, a primary care provider established in Long Beach, California with a medical specialization in Family Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1053542258 assigned on August 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Q00000X with license number A109511 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 2 years ago.

NPI
1053542258
Provider Name
DR. ELSA R GARCIA MD
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
2597 PINE AVE STE B LONG BEACH, CA 90806
Location Phone
(562) 981-1400
Mailing Address
2597 PINE AVE STE B LONG BEACH, CA 90806
Mailing Phone
(562) 981-1400
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
08-05-2009
Last Update Date
03-18-2024
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Elsa Garcia sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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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

Family Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207Q00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
A109511
License State
CA
Taxonomy Description
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.

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
05D2062161
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
July 11, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
July 10, 2027
Laboratory Director
ELSA GARCIA, M.D.
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Elsa Garcia to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1053542258, we treat the final digit (8) 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 42. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 42 = 8).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
8
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 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 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 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 42

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

The next multiple of ten after 42 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 42 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1053542258.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1053542258, enumerated as an "individual" on August 05, 2009.

The provider is located at 2597 PINE AVE STE B LONG BEACH, CA 90806 and the phone number is (562) 981-1400.

Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207Q00000X.