BERKELEY HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE
NPI 1265816235
Acupuncturist in Berkeley, CA
NPI Status: Active since July 19, 2015
Contact Information
2140 SHATTUCK AVE
STE 510
BERKELEY, CA
ZIP 94704
Phone: (415) 988-1619
- Organization
- Acupuncturist
- CLIA Number: 05D2061097
- CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
- CLIA Exp. Date: 06-20-2027
About BERKELEY HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Berkeley Health Acupuncture, a provider established in Berkeley, California operating as a Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1265816235 assigned on July 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X with license number AC15390 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Zhen Wang (Ceo)
- NPI
- 1265816235
- Provider Name
- BERKELEY HEALTH ACUPUNCTURE
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 2140 SHATTUCK AVE STE 510 BERKELEY, CA 94704
- Location Phone
- (415) 988-1619
- Mailing Address
- 2140 SHATTUCK AVE STE 510 BERKELEY, CA 94704
- Mailing Phone
- (415) 988-1619
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 07-19-2015
- Last Update Date
- 07-19-2015
- Code Navigator
An acupuncturist like Berkeley Health Acupuncture specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing some diseases using acupuncture needles. Acupuncturists carefully insert and manipulate fine, solid needles at specific points on the skin to achieve therapeutic benefits. Modern medicine explains that acupuncture works by stimulating the nervous system, causing the body to release certain chemicals, including endorphins, in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals assist the body in managing and regulating pain. Other commonly used treatment methods in acupuncture include herbs or mixtures of herbs, and acupressure, which involves massaging acupuncture points instead of using needles.
Location Map
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
Acupuncturist
- Taxonomy Code
- 171100000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- License No.
- AC15390
- License State
- CA
- Taxonomy Description
- An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
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.
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
- 05D2061097
- Facility Type
- Community Clinic
- Certificate Effective Date
- June 21, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- June 20, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- JEFFREY F. JOHNS MD
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Berkeley Health Acupuncture 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 1265816235, 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.
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 55 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 1265816235, enumerated as an "organization" on July 19, 2015.
The provider is located at 2140 SHATTUCK AVE STE 510 BERKELEY, CA 94704 and the phone number is (415) 988-1619.
Acupuncturist with taxonomy code 171100000X.
