PEDIATRICS & SPORTS MEDICINE P.S.C.
NPI 1245665140
Pediatrics - Sports Medicine in Bayamon, PR
NPI Status: Active since September 10, 2013
Contact Information
URB SANTA JUANITA, CALLE QUINTANA BH9
BAYAMON, PR
ZIP 00956
Phone: (939) 264-1889
- Organization
- Pediatrics
- Sports Medicine
About PEDIATRICS & SPORTS MEDICINE P.S.C.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pediatrics & Sports Medicine P.s.c., a pediatrician established in Bayamon, Puerto Rico operating as a Pediatrics, focusing in sports medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245665140 assigned on September 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080S0010X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. Pediatrics & Sports Medicine P.s.c. 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 Joseph Fernandez M.d. (President)
- NPI
- 1245665140
- Provider Name
- PEDIATRICS & SPORTS MEDICINE P.S.C.
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- URB SANTA JUANITA, CALLE QUINTANA BH9 BAYAMON, PR 00956
- Location Phone
- (939) 264-1889
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 12336 SAN JUAN, PR 00914
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-10-2013
- Last Update Date
- 08-14-2020
- Code Navigator
A pediatrician like Pediatrics & Sports Medicine P.s.c. is a physician who has completed a pediatric residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in a pediatric specialty. Pediatric care providers are trained to care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician could perform physical exams, manage vaccinations, monitor development milestones, diagnose illnesses, infections, injuries or other health problems, 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
Pediatrics Sports Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2080S0010X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- A pediatrician who is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.
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.
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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 1245665140, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 60 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245665140, enumerated as an "organization" on September 10, 2013.
The provider is located at URB SANTA JUANITA, CALLE QUINTANA BH9 BAYAMON, PR 00956 and the phone number is (939) 264-1889.
Pediatrics with taxonomy code 2080S0010X and a focus in Sports Medicine.
