MEDSCHOOL ASSOCIATES SOUTH
NPI 1184601239
Internal Medicine in Las Vegas, NV

NPI Status: Active since December 29, 2005

Contact Information

1701 W CHARLESTON BLVD
#110
LAS VEGAS, NV
ZIP 89102
Phone: (702) 671-2395
Fax: (702) 382-5388

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Internal Medicine
CLIA Number: 29D2036080
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 05-25-2027

About MEDSCHOOL ASSOCIATES SOUTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Medschool Associates South, an internist established in Las Vegas, Nevada operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1184601239 assigned on December 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 years ago. Medschool Associates South operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Medschool Associates South. The authorized official of this NPI record is Elissa J. Palmer M.d. (President)

NPI: 1184601239
Provider Legal Name: UNIVERSITY OF NV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MULTI SPECIALTY GROUP PRACTICE SO
Other Organization Name: MEDSCHOOL ASSOCIATES SOUTH
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1701 W CHARLESTON BLVD #110 LAS VEGAS, NV 89102
Location Phone: (702) 671-2395
Location Fax: (702) 382-5388
Mailing Address: PO BOX 29506 LAS VEGAS, NV 89126
Mailing Phone: (702) 671-2330
Mailing Fax: (702) 382-5388
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-29-2005
Last Update Date: 10-14-2015
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An internist like Medschool Associates South 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
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.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	133NN1002X	Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers	Nutritionist Nutrition, Education
2	170300000X	Other Service Providers	Genetic Counselor, MS
3	207Q00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Family Medicine
4	207SG0201X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Medical Genetics Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
5	207SG0205X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Medical Genetics Ph.D. Medical Genetics
6	207V00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Obstetrics & Gynecology
7	208000000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Pediatrics
8	2084N0400X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Psychiatry & Neurology Neurology
9	208600000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Surgery
10	261QM1300X	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities	Clinic/Center Multi-Specialty
11	291U00000X	Laboratories	Clinical Medical Laboratory
12	363L00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner	(NV)
13	367A00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Advanced Practice Midwife	(NV)

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

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: ELISSA J. PALMER M.D.
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (702) 992-6888

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
100500484	MEDICAID (05)	NV
VWQBHV	MEDICARE PIN (08)	NV

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: 29D2036080
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: May 26, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: May 25, 2027
Laboratory Director: JOHN A. VARRAS
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Medschool Associates South 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 1184601239, 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 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 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 → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3 1 → 2 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 24 = 51

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

The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 51 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1184601239.