RICHARD WESSLING
NPI 1134449911
Internal Medicine in Wisconsin Rapids, WI

NPI Status: Active since June 03, 2010

Contact Information

410 DEWEY ST
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI
ZIP 54494
Phone: (715) 423-6060

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

Organization
Internal Medicine
Accepts Insurance

About RICHARD WESSLING

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Richard Wessling, an internist established in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1134449911 assigned on June 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X with license number 39830-20 (WI). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 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 Richard S Wessling Md (Owner)

NPI: 1134449911
Provider Name: RICHARD WESSLING
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 410 DEWEY ST WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI 54494
Location Phone: (715) 423-6060
Mailing Address: 531 WISCONSIN RIVER DR PORT EDWARDS, WI 54469
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-03-2010
Last Update Date: 06-03-2010
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An internist like Richard Wessling is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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: Internal Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: 39830-20
License State: WI
Taxonomy Description: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

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:

Aspirus Health Plan

HMO Bronze $0 Medical Deductible - HMO
HMO Bronze 10000 - HMO
HMO Bronze 7500 - HMO
HMO Catastrophic 10600 with 3 free PCP visits - HMO
HMO Gold 2000 - HMO
HMO Gold 2700 - HMO
HMO HDHP Silver 5900 - HMO
HMO Silver 6000 - HMO
HMO Silver 6600 - HMO
POS Bronze 7500 - POS
POS Bronze 8500 - POS
POS Silver 6000 - POS

*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: RICHARD S WESSLING MD
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (715) 741-0549

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 1134449911, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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 → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 4 → 8 9 → 18 → 9 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 2 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1134449911.