PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS
NPI 1134243868
Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in Park Ridge, IL

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Pediatrics with taxonomy code 2080P0203X and a focus in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

NPI Status: Active since March 19, 2007

Contact Information

1775 DEMPSTER ST
PARK RIDGE, IL
ZIP 60068
Phone: (847) 723-2210
Fax: (847) 723-2325

NPPES record last updated: August 22, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 12, 2026.

Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

About PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pediatric Critical Care Specialists, a pediatrician established in Park Ridge, Illinois operating as a Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric critical care medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1134243868 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0203X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Suresh Havalad M.d. (President)

NPI: 1134243868
Provider Name: PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISTS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1775 DEMPSTER ST PARK RIDGE, IL 60068
Location Phone: (847) 723-2210
Location Fax: (847) 723-2325
Mailing Address: P O BOX 2698 CAROL STREAM, IL 60132
Mailing Phone: (847) 723-2210
Mailing Fax: (847) 723-2325
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-19-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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A pediatrician like Pediatric Critical Care Specialists is a physician who has completed a pediatric residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in a pediatric specialty. Pediatric care providers are trained to care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician could perform physical exams, manage vaccinations, monitor development milestones, diagnose illnesses, infections, injuries or other health problems, 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: Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2080P0203X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License State: IL
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: SURESH HAVALAD M.D.
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (847) 723-2210

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
01623878	OTHER (01)	IL	BLUE SHIELD

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 1134243868, 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 3 → 6 2 → 4 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1134243868.