GASTRO CARE INSTITUTE
NPI 1326514746
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology in Lancaster, CA

NPI Status: Active since October 23, 2018

Contact Information

1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA
ZIP 93534
Phone: (661) 529-7550
Fax: (661) 529-7560

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • CLIA Number: 05D0587846
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 09-03-2027

About GASTRO CARE INSTITUTE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gastro Care Institute, an internist established in Lancaster, California operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in gastroenterology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1326514746 assigned on October 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RG0100X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 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 Vivaik Tyagi Md (President)

NPI
1326514746
Provider Name
GASTRO CARE INSTITUTE
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202 LANCASTER, CA 93534
Location Phone
(661) 529-7550
Location Fax
(661) 529-7560
Mailing Address
PO BOX 5688 LANCASTER, CA 93539
Mailing Phone
(661) 529-7550
Mailing Fax
(661) 529-7560
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
10-23-2018
Last Update Date
10-23-2018
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An internist like Gastro Care Institute is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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

Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Taxonomy Code
207RG0100X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs.

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.

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

VIVAIK TYAGI MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(661) 575-7603

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
05D0587846
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
September 04, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
September 03, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. KUMARI S. WICKRAMASINGHE
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Gastro Care Institute on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1326514746, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
6
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 2 → 4 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1326514746.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 6 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Case Management
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534
Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)
1331 W AVENUE J STE 202
LANCASTER, CA 93534

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1326514746, enumerated as an "organization" on October 23, 2018.

The provider is located at 1331 W AVENUE J STE 202 LANCASTER, CA 93534 and the phone number is (661) 529-7550.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RG0100X and a focus in Gastroenterology.