WESTLAKE EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDERS, SC
NPI 1235475708
Internal Medicine in Melrose Park, IL

NPI Status: Active since January 02, 2013

Contact Information

WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
1225 W. LAKE STREET
MELROSE PARK, IL
ZIP 60160
Phone: (708) 681-3000

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • CLIA Number: 14D2177829
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Other - URGENT CARE CENTER
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-20-2026

About WESTLAKE EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDERS, SC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Westlake Emergency Room Providers, Sc, an internist established in Melrose Park, Illinois operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1235475708 assigned on January 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 years ago. Westlake Emergency Room Providers, Sc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Pierre E. Wakim Md (President)

NPI
1235475708
Provider Name
WESTLAKE EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDERS, SC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 1225 W. LAKE STREET MELROSE PARK, IL 60160
Location Phone
(708) 681-3000
Mailing Address
WESTLAKE EMERGENCY ROOM PROVIDERS, SC DEPT 10303, PO BOX 87618 CHICAGO, IL 60680
Mailing Phone
(630) 472-8800
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-02-2013
Last Update Date
08-14-2019
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An internist like Westlake Emergency Room Providers, Sc 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)
1207P00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Emergency Medicine

 

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.

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. PIERRE E. WAKIM MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(630) 472-8800

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
14D2177829
Facility Type
Other - URGENT CARE CENTER
Certificate Effective Date
January 21, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
January 20, 2026
Laboratory Director
KATHLEEN WARD
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Westlake Emergency Room Providers, Sc 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 1235475708, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
8
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 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 0 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1235475708.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1235475708, enumerated as an "organization" on January 02, 2013.

The provider is located at WESTLAKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 1225 W. LAKE STREET MELROSE PARK, IL 60160 and the phone number is (708) 681-3000.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.