DR. GEORGE F. VALENTA JR. M.D.
NPI 1356391213
Obstetrics & Gynecology in Wilkes Barre, PA

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology with taxonomy code 207V00000X.

NPI Status: Active since May 11, 2006

Contact Information

1155 E MOUNTAIN BLVD
WILKES BARRE, PA
ZIP 18702
Phone: (570) 808-7916
Fax: (570) 808-6006

NPPES record last updated: August 11, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 12, 2026.

Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Obstetrics & Gynecology

About GEORGE VALENTA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for George Valenta, a women's health care provider established in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356391213 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207V00000X with license number MD041894E (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1356391213
Provider Name: DR. GEORGE F. VALENTA JR. M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1155 E MOUNTAIN BLVD WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
Location Phone: (570) 808-7916
Location Fax: (570) 808-6006
Mailing Address: 100 N ACADEMY AVE DANVILLE, PA 17822
Mailing Phone: (570) 271-6144
Mailing Fax: (570) 271-6578
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-11-2006
Last Update Date: 08-11-2020
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Women's health care providers like George Valenta treat and diagnose diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and emotional health. Women's health professionals come from a variety of different specialties, including obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons, perinatologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners or nurse midwives. A women's health provider might help you with family planning, breast care, pregnancy and child birth, osteoporosis, menopause, heart disease, 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: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Taxonomy Code: 207V00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD041894E
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders. This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
001135060	MEDICAID (05)	PA

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 1356391213, we treat the final digit (3) 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

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 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6 1 → 2 1 → 2

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 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 57

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

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1356391213.