WHITNEY FOSCO PHD
NPI 1356093074
Psychiatry & Neurology - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in Hershey, PA

NPI Status: Active since January 24, 2022

Contact Information

22 NORTHEAST DRIVE
HERSHEY, PA
ZIP 17033
Phone: (717) 531-8338

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  • Individual
  • Female
  • Psychiatry & Neurology
  • Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Opted-Out Medicare

About WHITNEY FOSCO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Whitney Fosco, a provider established in Hershey, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Psychiatry & Neurology, focusing in child & adolescent psychiatry . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356093074 assigned on January 2022. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2084P0804X with license number PS019504 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated one year ago.

NPI
1356093074
Provider Name
WHITNEY FOSCO PHD
Gender
Female
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
22 NORTHEAST DRIVE HERSHEY, PA 17033
Location Phone
(717) 531-8338
Mailing Address
PO BOX 858 CA410 HERSHEY, PA 17033
Mailing Phone
(800) 243-1455
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Enumeration Date
01-24-2022
Last Update Date
02-10-2025
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The provider doesn't accept Medicare and has signed an affidavit to be excluded from the Medicare program. If you are a Medicare beneficiary this means a provider can charge whatever they want for services rendered but must follow certain rules to do so. Whitney Fosco opted out of Medicare effective on 07-01-2025 until 07-01-2027. Opt out periods last for two years and cannot be terminated unless the provider is opting out for the very first time and the affidavit is terminated no later than 90 days after the opt out effective date. Opt-out affidavits might renew automatically renew every two years. The provider opted out of Medicare and cannot order and refer services to other healthcare providers.

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Secondary Locations

  • 1725 Oregon Pike
    Lancaster, PA 17601
    (717) 810-1974

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

Psychiatry & Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Taxonomy Code
2084P0804X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
PS019504
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is a subspecialty of psychiatry with additional skills and training in the diagnosis and treatment of developmental, behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders of childhood and adolescence.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

  • Opted-Out of Medicare? Yes

  • Opt-Out Effective Date: 07-01-2025

  • Opt-Out End Date: 07-01-2027

  • Eligible to Order and Refer? No

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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 1356093074, 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
4
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 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 0 + 9 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1356093074.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner
22 NORTHEAST DRIVE
HERSHEY, PA 17033

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1356093074, enumerated as an "individual" on January 24, 2022.

The provider is located at 22 NORTHEAST DRIVE HERSHEY, PA 17033 and the phone number is (717) 531-8338.

Psychiatry & Neurology with taxonomy code 2084P0804X and a focus in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.