SIERRA VALLEY MEDICAL SERVICES PC
NPI 1396144887
Hospitalist in Tehachapi, CA
NPI Status: Active since August 20, 2014
Contact Information
115 W E ST
TEHACHAPI, CA
ZIP 93561
Phone: (661) 371-2783
Fax: (661) 438-1746
- Organization
- Hospitalist
About SIERRA VALLEY MEDICAL SERVICES PC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Sierra Valley Medical Services Pc, a provider established in Tehachapi, California operating as a Hospitalist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396144887 assigned on August 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208M00000X with license number A44178 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 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 Dr. Edward Nichols (Md)
- NPI
- 1396144887
- Provider Name
- SIERRA VALLEY MEDICAL SERVICES PC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 115 W E ST TEHACHAPI, CA 93561
- Location Phone
- (661) 371-2783
- Location Fax
- (661) 438-1746
- Mailing Address
- 3001 SAN DIMAS ST BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
- Mailing Phone
- (661) 323-8477
- Mailing Fax
- (661) 438-1746
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-20-2014
- Last Update Date
- 05-05-2015
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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
Hospitalist
- Taxonomy Code
- 208M00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- A44178
- License State
- CA
- Taxonomy Description
- Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
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.
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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 1396144887, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).
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 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1396144887, enumerated as an "organization" on August 20, 2014.
The provider is located at 115 W E ST TEHACHAPI, CA 93561 and the phone number is (661) 371-2783.
Hospitalist with taxonomy code 208M00000X.
