WHITTIER MEDICAL GROUP
NPI 1366570426
Family Medicine in Whittier, CA
NPI Status: Active since March 01, 2007
Contact Information
12802 WHITTIER BLVD
WHITTIER, CA
ZIP 90602
Phone: (562) 698-0933
Fax: (562) 698-6625
- Organization
- Family Medicine
- Medicare Supplier
- Does Not Accept Medicare Approved Payment
- CLIA Number: 05D0921907
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 11-07-2026
About WHITTIER MEDICAL GROUP
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Whittier Medical Group, a primary care provider established in Whittier, California operating as a Family Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1366570426 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Q00000X with license number A39685 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 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 provider's is doing business as Whittier Medical Group. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Chung-lien Chen M.d. (President)
- NPI
- 1366570426
- Provider Legal Name
- CHUNG-LIEN CHEN
- Other Organization Name
- WHITTIER MEDICAL GROUP
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 12802 WHITTIER BLVD WHITTIER, CA 90602
- Location Phone
- (562) 698-0933
- Location Fax
- (562) 698-6625
- Mailing Address
- 12802 WHITTIER BLVD WHITTIER, CA 90602
- Mailing Phone
- (562) 698-0933
- Mailing Fax
- (562) 698-6625
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-01-2007
- Last Update Date
- 11-13-2008
- Code Navigator
A primary care provider (PCP) like Whittier Medical Group sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .
Whittier Medical Group is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20568479 who does not accept Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider may not accept the Medicare allowable as payment in full and may collect additional payment directly from the patient, and/or charge more than the Medicare allowable.The supplier carries the following product categories: Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) or Gastric Suction Pumps or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Hospital Beds (Manual) or Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads or (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies or Canes and/or Crutches or Patient Lifts or Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) or Seat Lift Mechanisms or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Penile Pumps or Ostomy Supplies or Tracheotomy Supplies or Urological Supplies or Enteral Nutrients or Enteral Equipment and/or Supplies or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Respiratory Suction Pumps or Surgical Dressings.
Location Map
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
Family Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207Q00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- A39685
- License State
- CA
- Taxonomy Description
- Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
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.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| W8931 | MEDICARE PIN (08) | CA | |
| E90964 | MEDICARE UPIN (02) | CA |
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20568479
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- NO
- Specialities List
- Medical Supply Company Other.
- Provider Type List
- OXYGEN & EQUIPMENT.
- Competitive Bidding
- NO
Supplies List
- Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
- Gastric Suction Pumps - Portable suction pumps, Stationary suction pumps, Canisters
- Hospital Beds (Electric) - Total electric hospital beds, Semi-electric hospital beds
- Hospital Beds (Manual) - Fixed height hospital beds, Variable height hospital beds
- Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads - Group 1 – Alternating pressure pad, Air/Water/Dry pressure pad or pressure mattress. Group 2 - Pressure reducing powered air mattresses, Powered air flotation bed, non-powered pressure reducing mattress Group 3 – Air fluidized bed
- (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the relief of acute post-operative pain
- Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
- Patient Lifts - Ceiling lifts, Slings
- Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) - Scooters
- Seat Lift Mechanisms - Lift chair
- Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) - Standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Power) - Standard power wheelchairs, Heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard power wheelchairs, heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
- Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
- Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Penile Pumps -
- Ostomy Supplies - Pouches, Paste, Powder, Barrier wipes
- Tracheotomy Supplies - Tracheostomy care kits
- Urological Supplies - Catheters, Urinary collection devices
- Enteral Nutrients - Enteral formula
- Enteral Equipment and/or Supplies - Enteral infusion pumps, enteral nutrition supply kits
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
- Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices - Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation compressor, hand held units, tubing
- Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
- Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
- Respiratory Assist Devices -
- Respiratory Suction Pumps - Portable suction pumps, Stationary suction pumps, Canisters
- Surgical Dressings - Gauze, Elastic bandages, Adhesive tape
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
- 05D0921907
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- November 08, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- November 07, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- CHUNG LIEN CHEN
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Whittier Medical Group to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1366570426, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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.
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 54 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 1366570426, enumerated as an "organization" on March 01, 2007.
The provider is located at 12802 WHITTIER BLVD WHITTIER, CA 90602 and the phone number is (562) 698-0933.
Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207Q00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
