USCA STUDENT HEALTH CENTER
NPI 1285068544
Clinic/Center - Student Health in Aiken, SC

NPI Status: Active since August 22, 2013

Contact Information

471 UNIVERSITY PKWY
BOX 11
AIKEN, SC
ZIP 29801
Phone: (803) 641-2841
Fax: (803) 641-2858

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Clinic/Center
Student Health

About USCA STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Usca Student Health Center, a primary care provider established in Aiken, South Carolina operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in student health . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285068544 assigned on August 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QS1000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The provider's other name is Usca Student Health Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mrs. Cynthia Benoit Gelinas Lisw-cp (Student Health Center Director)

NPI: 1285068544
Provider Legal Name: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
Other Organization Name: USCA STUDENT HEALTH CENTER
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 471 UNIVERSITY PKWY BOX 11 AIKEN, SC 29801
Location Phone: (803) 641-2841
Location Fax: (803) 641-2858
Mailing Address: 471 UNIVERSITY PKWY BOX 11 AIKEN, SC 29801
Mailing Phone: (803) 641-2841
Mailing Fax: (803) 641-2858
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-22-2013
Last Update Date: 08-22-2013
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Usca Student Health Center sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, 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: Clinic/Center Student Health
Taxonomy Code: 261QS1000X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

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: MRS. CYNTHIA BENOIT GELINAS LISW-CP
Authorized Official Title: STUDENT HEALTH CENTER DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (803) 641-2841

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 1285068544, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

Check

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 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1285068544.