CAREWORKS
NPI 1063468643
Clinic/Center - Occupational Medicine in Wilkes Barre, PA

NPI Status: Active since May 26, 2006

Contact Information

500 SCOTT ST
WILKES BARRE, PA
ZIP 18702
Phone: (570) 829-7870
Fax: (570) 829-7938

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Clinic/Center
Occupational Medicine

About CAREWORKS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Careworks, a provider established in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in occupational medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1063468643 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QX0100X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Careworks. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Dean Q. Lin (Vice President)

NPI: 1063468643
Provider Legal Name: GEISINGER COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES
Other Organization Name: CAREWORKS
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 500 SCOTT ST WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
Location Phone: (570) 829-7870
Location Fax: (570) 829-7938
Mailing Address: 100 N ACADEMY AVE M.C. 25-01 DANVILLE, PA 17822
Mailing Phone: (570) 271-6600
Mailing Fax: (570) 829-7938
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-26-2006
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Clinic/Center Occupational Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 261QX0100X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

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: MR. DEAN Q. LIN
Authorized Official Title: VICE PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (570) 271-8120

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 1063468643, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).

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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

Check

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 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1063468643.