MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM
NPI 1376597468
General Acute Care Hospital in Tacoma, WA
NPI Status: Active since May 22, 2006
Contact Information
1003 S 5TH ST
TACOMA, WA
ZIP 98405
Phone: (253) 403-1677
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Accepts Insurance
About MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Multicare Health System, a provider established in Tacoma, Washington operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1376597468 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Multicare Health System operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's
- NPI
- 1376597468
- Provider Legal Name
- MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1003 S 5TH ST TACOMA, WA 98405
- Location Phone
- (253) 403-1677
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 5299 MS: 737-2-PHYS TACOMA, WA 98415
- Mailing Phone
- (253) 459-7970
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-22-2006
- Last Update Date
- 09-11-2025
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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
General Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- Taxonomy Description
- An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
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 | 207RH0000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine | |
| 2 | 207RX0202X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine | |
| 3 | 2080P0207X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Pediatrics | |
| 4 | 363A00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Physician Assistant | |
| 5 | 363L00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Nurse Practitioner |
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:
- Premera Blue Cross Alaska One Gold - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 5800 HSA - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Bronze 6350 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Gold 1500 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Preferred Silver 4500 - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Bronze II - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Gold - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Standard Silver - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Family Dental - PPO
- Premera Blue Cross Pediatric Dental - PPO
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
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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 1376597468, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).
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 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1376597468, enumerated as an "organization" on May 22, 2006.
The provider is located at 1003 S 5TH ST TACOMA, WA 98405 and the phone number is (253) 403-1677.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
