ST MARGARET MERCY HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC.
NPI 1285713438
Pediatrics in Valparaiso, IN
NPI Status: Active since November 06, 2006
Contact Information
2421 LAPORTE AVE
VALPARAISO, IN
ZIP 46383
Phone: (219) 462-4167
Fax: (219) 462-0426
- Organization
- Pediatrics
About ST MARGARET MERCY HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for St Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Inc., a pediatrician established in Valparaiso, Indiana operating as a Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1285713438 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. St Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Inc. operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's
- NPI
- 1285713438
- Provider Legal Name
- ST MARGARET MERCY HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC.
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 2421 LAPORTE AVE VALPARAISO, IN 46383
- Location Phone
- (219) 462-4167
- Location Fax
- (219) 462-0426
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 1000 DYER, IN 46311
- Mailing Phone
- (219) 864-2107
- Mailing Fax
- (219) 462-0426
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 11-06-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-11-2025
- Code Navigator
A pediatrician like St Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers, Inc. 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.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207R00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine |
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 1285713438, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1285713438, enumerated as an "organization" on November 06, 2006.
The provider is located at 2421 LAPORTE AVE VALPARAISO, IN 46383 and the phone number is (219) 462-4167.
Pediatrics with taxonomy code 208000000X.
