OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM PHYSICIAN PRACTICES
NPI 1255689600
Pediatrics in Opelousas, LA
NPI Status: Active since August 16, 2012
Contact Information
3975 I 49 S SERVICE RD
SUITE 201
OPELOUSAS, LA
ZIP 70570
Phone: (337) 407-2795
Fax: (337) 407-2798
Some details in this NPI profile have been updated in the NPI registry within the last 30 days.
- Organization
- Pediatrics
About OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM PHYSICIAN PRACTICES
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Opelousas General Health System Physician Practices, a pediatrician established in Opelousas, Louisiana operating as a Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1255689600 assigned on August 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated June 2026. Opelousas General Health System Physician Practices 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 Michelle Soileau (Cfo)
- NPI
- 1255689600
- Provider Name
- OPELOUSAS GENERAL HEALTH SYSTEM PHYSICIAN PRACTICES
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 3975 I 49 S SERVICE RD SUITE 201 OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
- Location Phone
- (337) 407-2795
- Location Fax
- (337) 407-2798
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 1389 OPELOUSAS, LA 70571
- Mailing Phone
- (337) 948-5113
- Mailing Fax
- (337) 407-2798
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-16-2012
- Last Update Date
- 06-11-2026
- Code Navigator
A pediatrician like Opelousas General Health System Physician Practices 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
- Taxonomy Code
- 208000000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
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 1255689600, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1255689600, enumerated as an "organization" on August 16, 2012.
The provider is located at 3975 I 49 S SERVICE RD SUITE 201 OPELOUSAS, LA 70570 and the phone number is (337) 407-2795.
Pediatrics with taxonomy code 208000000X.
