INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC
NPI 1245217215
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease in Merrillville, IN

NPI Status: Active since December 29, 2005

Contact Information

200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN
ZIP 46410
Phone: (219) 972-1547
Fax: (219) 972-1651

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Accepts Insurance

About INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Infectious Disease Specialists Pc, an internist established in Merrillville, Indiana operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in infectious disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245217215 assigned on December 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RI0200X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Thomas K. Sleweon Md (Md/president)

NPI
1245217215
Provider Name
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS PC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
200 E 86TH PL MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Location Phone
(219) 972-1547
Location Fax
(219) 972-1651
Mailing Address
PO BOX 10667 MERRILLVILLE, IN 46411
Mailing Phone
(219) 738-6726
Mailing Fax
(219) 972-1651
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
12-29-2005
Last Update Date
07-31-2025
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An internist like Infectious Disease Specialists Pc 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 Infectious Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RI0200X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License State
IN
Taxonomy Description
An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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

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

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - HMO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Silver - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Essential 10150 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Essential 10150 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Essential 6500 HSA (+ Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Essential 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Essential POS 5500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Anthem Bronze Essential POS 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Anthem Catastrophic Essential (+ Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Essential 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Essential 2200 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Anthem Heart Healthy Bronze Essential 4500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Bronze 7500 $25 Generic Drugs - HMO
  • Bronze 7500 $25 Generic Drugs + Adult Vision & Fitness - HMO
  • Diabetes Gold 3000 $0 Chronic Care Drugs & Services - HMO
  • Diabetes Gold 3000 $0 Chronic Care Drugs & Services + Adult Vision & Fitness - HMO
  • Diabetes Silver 5000 $0 Chronic Care Drugs & Services - HMO
  • Diabetes Silver 5000 $0 Chronic Care Drugs & Services + Adult Vision & Fitness - HMO
  • Gold 2000 $15 Generic Drugs - HMO
  • Gold 2000 $15 Generic Drugs + Adult Vision & Fitness - HMO
  • HDHP Preventive Silver 5500 $0 Chronic Care Drugs - HMO
  • Healthy Heart Gold 3000 $0 Chronic Care Drugs & Services - HMO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

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

THOMAS K. SLEWEON MD

Authorized Official Title
MD/PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(219) 972-1547

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
200307990MEDICAID (05)IN 
300069075MEDICAID (05)IN 

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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 1245217215, we treat the final digit (5) 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).

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
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
5
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 4 → 8 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1245217215.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 8 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

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MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Nurse Practitioner
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
200 E 86TH PL
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245217215, enumerated as an "organization" on December 29, 2005.

The provider is located at 200 E 86TH PL MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410 and the phone number is (219) 972-1547.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RI0200X and a focus in Infectious Disease.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.