DR. CHESTER M TYLKOWSKI M.D.
NPI 1396954558
Special Hospital in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since May 22, 2007

Contact Information

1900 RICHMOND RD
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40502
Phone: (859) 268-5622

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Special Hospital

About CHESTER TYLKOWSKI

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Chester Tylkowski, a provider established in Lexington, Kentucky with a medical specialization in Special Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1396954558 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 284300000X with license number 30955 (KY). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 19 years ago.

NPI: 1396954558
Provider Name: DR. CHESTER M TYLKOWSKI M.D.
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1900 RICHMOND RD LEXINGTON, KY 40502
Location Phone: (859) 268-5622
Mailing Address: 1900 RICHMOND RD LEXINGTON, KY 40502
Mailing Phone: (859) 268-5622
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-22-2007
Last Update Date: 07-08-2007
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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: Special Hospital
Taxonomy Code: 284300000X
Type: Hospitals
License No.: 30955
License State: KY
Taxonomy Description: A designation by the AHA of a hospital whose primary function of the institution is to provide diagnostic and treatment services for patients who have specified medical conditions, both surgical and nonsurgical.

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.

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
30955	OTHER (01)	KY	STATE LICENSE
D57814	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	KY

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 1396954558, 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 9 → 18 → 9 9 → 18 → 9 4 → 8 5 → 10 → 1

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 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1396954558.