INDIANA OHIO HEART
NPI 1366433476
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Fort Wayne, IN

NPI Status: Active since October 31, 2005

Contact Information

7910 W JEFFERSON BLVD
SUITE 102
FORT WAYNE, IN
ZIP 46804
Phone: (260) 436-2424
Fax: (260) 436-2922

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascula...

About INDIANA OHIO HEART

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Indiana Ohio Heart, a provider established in Fort Wayne, Indiana operating as a Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery). The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1366433476 assigned on October 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208G00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. Indiana Ohio Heart operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Indiana Ohio Heart. The authorized official of this NPI record is William P Deschner M.d. (Owner/practitioner)

NPI: 1366433476
Provider Legal Name: ALLIED PHYSICIANS INC
Other Organization Name: INDIANA OHIO HEART
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 7910 W JEFFERSON BLVD SUITE 102 FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
Location Phone: (260) 436-2424
Location Fax: (260) 436-2922
Mailing Address: 7910 W JEFFERSON BLVD SUITE 102 FORT WAYNE, IN 46804
Mailing Phone: (260) 436-2424
Mailing Fax: (260) 436-2922
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-31-2005
Last Update Date: 06-24-2010
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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: Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Taxonomy Code: 208G00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.

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	204F00000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Transplant Surgery
2	363A00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Physician Assistant

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.

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.

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: WILLIAM P DESCHNER M.D.
Authorized Official Title: OWNER/PRACTITIONER
Authorized Official Phone: (260) 436-2424

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
9308583	MEDICARE PIN (08)	OH
9308581	MEDICARE PIN (08)	OH
149080	MEDICARE PIN (08)	IN
200056930	MEDICAID (05)	IN
9308582	MEDICARE PIN (08)	OH
0105684	MEDICAID (05)	OH

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 1366433476, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 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 + 2 + 6 + 8 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 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 1366433476.