GARGAR URGENT CARE AND CLINIC
NPI 1144523622
Clinic/Center in Minneapolis, MN

NPI Status: Active since December 06, 2010

Contact Information

2711 E FRANKLIN AVE
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
ZIP 55406
Phone: (612) 339-3300
Fax: (612) 339-3303

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

Organization
Clinic/Center
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 24D2017262
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 11-18-2026

About GARGAR URGENT CARE AND CLINIC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gargar Urgent Care And Clinic, a provider established in Minneapolis, Minnesota operating as a Clinic/center. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1144523622 assigned on December 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261Q00000X with license number 45178 (MN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Mohamud Dahir Afgarshe Md (Medical Director)

NPI: 1144523622
Provider Name: GARGAR URGENT CARE AND CLINIC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2711 E FRANKLIN AVE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406
Location Phone: (612) 339-3300
Location Fax: (612) 339-3303
Mailing Address: 2711 E FRANKLIN AVE MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406
Mailing Phone: (612) 339-3300
Mailing Fax: (612) 339-3303
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-06-2010
Last Update Date: 11-14-2011
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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
Taxonomy Code: 261Q00000X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
License No.: 45178
License State: MN
Taxonomy Description: A facility or distinct part of one used for the diagnosis and treatment of outpatients. Clinic/Center is irregularly defined, sometimes being limited to organizations serving specialized treatment requirements or distinct patient/client groups (e.g., radiology, poor, and public health).

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Medica

Balance by Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Balance by Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - PPO
Balance by Medica Bronze Premier - EPO
Balance by Medica Bronze Premier - PPO
Balance by Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
Balance by Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - PPO
Balance by Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Balance by Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - PPO
Balance by Medica Gold Share - EPO
Balance by Medica Gold Share - PPO
Balance by Medica Gold Standard - EPO
Balance by Medica Gold Standard - PPO
Balance by Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Balance by Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - PPO
Balance by Medica Silver Share - EPO
Balance by Medica Silver Share - PPO
Balance by Medica Silver Standard - EPO
Balance by Medica Silver Standard - PPO
Elevate by Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
Elevate by Medica Bronze Premier - EPO

*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: DR. MOHAMUD DAHIR AFGARSHE MD
Authorized Official Title: MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (612) 339-3300

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: 24D2017262
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: November 19, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: November 18, 2026
Laboratory Director: MOHAMUD D. AFGARSHE
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Gargar Urgent Care And Clinic 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.

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 1144523622, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).

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 → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 4 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1144523622.