SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEART SPECIALISTS
NPI 1396042289
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Arcadia, CA

NPI Status: Active since February 11, 2011

Contact Information

224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA
ZIP 91006
Phone: (626) 247-3220
Fax: (626) 247-3223

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • CLIA Number: 05D1083862
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-11-2028

About SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEART SPECIALISTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Southern California Heart Specialists, an internist established in Arcadia, California operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396042289 assigned on February 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Mrs. Tracy D Biggles (Director Of Business Operations And)

NPI
1396042289
Provider Name
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEART SPECIALISTS
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
224 S SANTA ANITA AVE ARCADIA, CA 91006
Location Phone
(626) 247-3220
Location Fax
(626) 247-3223
Mailing Address
55 E CALIFORNIA BLVD THIRD FLOOR PASADENA, CA 91105
Mailing Phone
(626) 793-1227
Mailing Fax
(626) 247-3223
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
02-11-2011
Last Update Date
02-11-2011
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An internist like Southern California Heart Specialists is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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

Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Taxonomy Code
207RC0000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.

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.

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

MRS. TRACY D BIGGLES

Authorized Official Title
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND
Authorized Official Phone
(626) 793-1227

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
05D1083862
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
May 12, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date
May 11, 2028
Laboratory Director
WALTER A. EDMISTON MD
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Southern California Heart Specialists 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 1396042289, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
9
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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 0 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1396042289.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 5 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

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224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91006
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224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91006
Internal Medicine
224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91006
Internal Medicine
224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91006
Internal Medicine
224 S SANTA ANITA AVE
ARCADIA, CA 91006

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1396042289, enumerated as an "organization" on February 11, 2011.

The provider is located at 224 S SANTA ANITA AVE ARCADIA, CA 91006 and the phone number is (626) 247-3220.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.