ALBERT CHU
NPI 1154888030
Pathology - Forensic Pathology in Lima, PA
NPI Status: Active since February 27, 2019
Contact Information
340 MIDDLETOWN ROAD
BUILDING 19
LIMA, PA
ZIP 19037
Phone: (610) 891-5953
- Individual
- Male
- Pathology
- Forensic Pathology
About ALBERT CHU
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Albert Chu, a provider established in Lima, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Pathology, focusing in forensic pathology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1154888030 assigned on February 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207ZF0201X with license number MD421805 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated one year ago.
- NPI
- 1154888030
- Provider Name
- ALBERT CHU
- Gender
- Male
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 340 MIDDLETOWN ROAD BUILDING 19 LIMA, PA 19037
- Location Phone
- (610) 891-5953
- Mailing Address
- 340 MIDDLETOWN ROAD BUILDING 19 LIMA, PA 19037
- Mailing Phone
- (610) 891-5953
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-27-2019
- Last Update Date
- 03-13-2025
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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
Pathology Forensic Pathology
- Taxonomy Code
- 207ZF0201X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- MD421805
- License State
- PA
- Taxonomy Description
- A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.
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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 1154888030, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 60 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1154888030, enumerated as an "individual" on February 27, 2019.
The provider is located at 340 MIDDLETOWN ROAD BUILDING 19 LIMA, PA 19037 and the phone number is (610) 891-5953.
Pathology with taxonomy code 207ZF0201X and a focus in Forensic Pathology.
