VISITNG NURSE ASSOCIATION-COMMUNITY SERVICES
NPI 1235199654
Nurse Practitioner in Norristown, PA

NPI Status: Active since March 28, 2006

Contact Information

1109 DEKALB ST
NORRISTOWN, PA
ZIP 19401
Phone: (610) 277-8911
Fax: (610) 292-9160

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  • Organization
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • CLIA Number: 39D2286484
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 07-30-2027

About VISITNG NURSE ASSOCIATION-COMMUNITY SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Visitng Nurse Association-community Services, a provider established in Norristown, Pennsylvania operating as a Nurse Practitioner. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235199654 assigned on March 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363L00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's other name is Visitng Nurse Association-community Services. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Richard Cirko (Executive Director)

NPI
1235199654
Provider Legal Name
VNA-COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.
Other Organization Name
VISITNG NURSE ASSOCIATION-COMMUNITY SERVICES
Other Name Type
Other Name (5)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1109 DEKALB ST NORRISTOWN, PA 19401
Location Phone
(610) 277-8911
Location Fax
(610) 292-9160
Mailing Address
1421 HIGHLAND AVE ABINGTON, PA 19001
Mailing Phone
(215) 572-7880
Mailing Fax
(610) 292-9160
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-28-2006
Last Update Date
07-08-2011
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Visitng Nurse Association-community Services is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, 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

Nurse Practitioner

Taxonomy Code
363L00000X
Type
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Taxonomy Description
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

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)
1208000000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Pediatrics

 

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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. RICHARD CIRKO

Authorized Official Title
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(215) 572-7880

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
1037013OTHER (01)PAKEYSTONE MERCY
VN1693751OTHER (01)PAHIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD-CRNP
2400357002OTHER (01)PAINDEPENDENCE BLUE CROSS
2400357002OTHER (01)PAKEYSTONE HEALTH PLAN EAST
27329OTHER (01)PAHEALTH PARTNERS
1693749OTHER (01)PAHIGHMARK BLUE SHIELD-MD
0016368600002MEDICAID (05)PA 

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
39D2286484
Facility Type
Community Clinic
Certificate Effective Date
July 31, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
July 30, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. RUPPERT A. HAWES
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Visitng Nurse Association-community Services 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 1235199654, 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 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
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
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 3 → 6 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1235199654.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1235199654, enumerated as an "organization" on March 28, 2006.

The provider is located at 1109 DEKALB ST NORRISTOWN, PA 19401 and the phone number is (610) 277-8911.

Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363L00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield and. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.