VAPHS
NPI 1154597664
General Acute Care Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA

NPI Status: Active since May 05, 2008

Contact Information

UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA
ZIP 15240
Phone: (412) 688-6322
Fax: (412) 688-6912

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 39D0987205
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-22-2026

About VAPHS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Vaphs, a provider established in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154597664 assigned on May 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number RN.319517 (OH). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dave Weischedel (Rn/supervisor)

NPI
1154597664
Provider Name
VAPHS
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Location Phone
(412) 688-6322
Location Fax
(412) 688-6912
Mailing Address
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
05-05-2008
Last Update Date
05-05-2008
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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
License No.
RN.319517
License State
OH
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.

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

DAVE WEISCHEDEL

Authorized Official Title
RN/SUPERVISOR
Authorized Official Phone
(412) 688-6322

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
39D0987205
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
May 31, 2001
Certificate Expiration Date
May 22, 2026
Laboratory Director
CORY BROEHM
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Vaphs on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1154597664, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
1
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
4
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 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1154597664.

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The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

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Dietitian, Registered
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Specialist
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Nurse Practitioner (Family)
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Clinical Nurse Specialist (Medical-Surgical)
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Physical Therapist
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Nurse Practitioner (Family)
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Occupational Therapist
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Special Hospital
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Physical Therapist
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, PRIMARY CARE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Social Worker (Clinical)
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, VA PITTSBURGH HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Speech-Language Pathologist
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Pharmacist
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, 132M-U
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Dietitian, Registered
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C
PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Dietitian, Registered
UNIVERSITY DRIVE C, 120 NF-U
OAKLAND, PA 15240
Internal Medicine
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine (Addiction Medicine)
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
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PITTSBURGH, PA 15240

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1154597664, enumerated as an "organization" on May 05, 2008.

The provider is located at UNIVERSITY DRIVE C PITTSBURGH, PA 15240 and the phone number is (412) 688-6322.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.