ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.
NPI 1154314789
General Acute Care Hospital in Wichita, KS

NPI Status: Active since August 30, 2005

Contact Information

929 N SAINT FRANCIS ST
WICHITA, KS
ZIP 67214
Phone: (316) 268-5000
Fax: (316) 291-7982

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

Organization
General Acute Care Hospital
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 17D0970756
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 02-23-2028

About ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc., a provider established in Wichita, Kansas operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154314789 assigned on August 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Michael Wegner (Cfo)

NPI: 1154314789
Provider Name: ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 929 N SAINT FRANCIS ST WICHITA, KS 67214
Location Phone: (316) 268-5000
Location Fax: (316) 291-7982
Mailing Address: PO BOX 47887 WICHITA, KS 67201
Mailing Phone: (316) 268-5000
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-30-2005
Last Update Date: 09-17-2024
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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: General Acute Care Hospital
Taxonomy Code: 282N00000X
Type: Hospitals
Taxonomy Description: An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Ambetter from Home State Health

Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Silver - EPO
Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Gold - EPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Silver - EPO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan

Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Gold - EPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Gold - EPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Silver - EPO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Ambetter Health

Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Clear Gold - EPO
Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze - HMO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Gold - EPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Gold - HMO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver - HMO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

Ambetter Health of Delaware

Clear Gold - EPO
Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Silver - EPO
Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Focused Silver - EPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Principal Bronze HSA - EPO
Principal Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Gold - EPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Standard Silver - EPO

Ambetter of Oklahoma

Elite Bronze - PPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Elite Gold - PPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - PPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Everyday Bronze - PPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Everyday Gold - PPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Focused Silver - PPO
Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Standard Expanded Bronze - PPO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Standard Gold - PPO
Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Standard Silver - PPO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.

BlueCare EPO Bronze - EPO
BlueCare EPO Gold - EPO
BlueCare EPO Gold Plus - EPO
BlueCare EPO Silver Plus - EPO
BlueCare EPO Simple Bronze HDHP - EPO
BlueCare EPO Simple Silver HDHP - EPO
BlueCare EPO Standardized Expanded Bronze - EPO
BlueCare EPO Standardized Gold - EPO
BlueCare EPO Standardized Silver - EPO

Oscar Insurance Company

Bronze Classic 4700 - EPO
Bronze Classic Standard - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver - EPO
Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus - EPO
Bronze Simple Diabetes - EPO
Gold Classic Standard - EPO
Gold Simple - EPO
Silver Classic Standard - EPO
Silver Elite Saver Plus - EPO
Silver Simple Diabetes - EPO
Silver Simple PCP Saver - EPO
Silver Simple Women's Health with Menopause Benefits - EPO

UnitedHealthcare

UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Bronze Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Gold Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - HMO
UHC Silver Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
UHC Silver Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - HMO

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: MR. MICHAEL WEGNER
Authorized Official Title: CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (316) 858-4933

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
264438500	OTHER (01)	KS	ACUTE HOSPITAL
460083	OTHER (01)	KS	ACUTE HOSPITAL
633912	OTHER (01)	KS	ACUTE HOSPITAL
100080640B	MEDICAID (05)	KS

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: 17D0970756
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: February 24, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date: February 23, 2028
Laboratory Director: SUSAN BARRIENTEZ
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita Inc. 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 1154314789, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1154314789.