VISITING MEDICAL PROVIDERS P.C.
NPI 1326598152
Community Health Worker in Westbury, NY
NPI Status: Active since October 05, 2016
Contact Information
249 POST AVE
WESTBURY, NY
ZIP 11590
Phone: (516) 307-8066
Fax: (516) 740-5855
- Organization
- Community Health Worker
About VISITING MEDICAL PROVIDERS P.C.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Visiting Medical Providers P.c., a provider established in Westbury, New York operating as a Community Health Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1326598152 assigned on October 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 172V00000X with license number 132006-1 (NY). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 10 years ago. Visiting Medical Providers P.c. operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's former legal business name is Visiting Medical Providers Pc. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Lesly Kernisant M.d. (Owner)
- NPI
- 1326598152
- Provider Legal Name
- VISITING MEDICAL PROVIDERS P.C.
- Other Organization Name
- VISITING MEDICAL PROVIDERS PC
- Other Name Type
- Former Legal Business Name (4)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 249 POST AVE WESTBURY, NY 11590
- Location Phone
- (516) 307-8066
- Location Fax
- (516) 740-5855
- Mailing Address
- 249 POST AVE WESTBURY, NY 11590
- Mailing Phone
- (516) 307-8066
- Mailing Fax
- (516) 740-5855
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 10-05-2016
- Last Update Date
- 10-05-2016
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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
Community Health Worker
- Taxonomy Code
- 172V00000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- License No.
- 132006-1
- License State
- NY
- Taxonomy Description
- Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
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 1326598152, we treat the final digit (2) 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 2).
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 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1326598152, enumerated as an "organization" on October 05, 2016.
The provider is located at 249 POST AVE WESTBURY, NY 11590 and the phone number is (516) 307-8066.
Community Health Worker with taxonomy code 172V00000X.
