PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NPI 1194878017
General Acute Care Hospital in Ponce, PR

NPI Status: Active since January 22, 2007

Contact Information

917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR
ZIP 00716
Phone: (787) 842-7055

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 40D0990797
  • CLIA Cert. Type: School/Student Health Service
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 09-03-2027

About PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Ponce School Of Medicine, a provider established in Ponce, Puerto Rico operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1194878017 assigned on January 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number 1514 (PR). 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 Dr. Ana Violeta Lopez M.d. (Pediatrician)

NPI
1194878017
Provider Name
PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
917 AVE TITO CASTRO PONCE, PR 00716
Location Phone
(787) 842-7055
Mailing Address
PO BOX 331965 PONCE, PR 00733
Mailing Phone
(787) 842-7055
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-22-2007
Last Update Date
07-29-2008
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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.
1514
License State
PR
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

DR. ANA VIOLETA LOPEZ M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PEDIATRICIAN
Authorized Official Phone
(787) 844-2080

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
40D0990797
Facility Type
School/Student Health Service
Certificate Effective Date
September 04, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
September 03, 2027
Laboratory Director
ELIZABETH A. BARRANCO
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Ponce School Of Medicine 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.

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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 1194878017, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
4
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
7
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 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 2 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1194878017.

Other Providers at the Same Location


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

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies (Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition)
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PONCE, PR 00716
Hospice Care, Community Based
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, EDIFICIO A PISO 4
PONCE, PR 00716
Specialist
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Dentist (General Practice)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, HOSPITAL SAN LUCAS
PONCE, PR 00716
Dentist (General Practice)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, HOSPITAL SAN LUCAS
PONCE, PR 00716
Emergency Medicine
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Surgery (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Ophthalmology
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, SUITE 709
PONCE, PR 00716
General Acute Care Hospital
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
General Acute Care Hospital (Critical Access)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Pharmacy (Institutional Pharmacy)
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Obstetrics & Gynecology
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Special Hospital
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Home Health
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, EDIFICIO A PISO 4
PONCE, PR 00716
Home Health
917 AVE TITO CASTRO, EDIFICIO A PISO 4
PONCE, PR 00716
Pediatrics
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
Emergency Medicine
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
General Acute Care Hospital
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716
General Acute Care Hospital
917 AVE TITO CASTRO
PONCE, PR 00716

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1194878017, enumerated as an "organization" on January 22, 2007.

The provider is located at 917 AVE TITO CASTRO PONCE, PR 00716 and the phone number is (787) 842-7055.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.