DR. C THOMAS GAECKLE MD
NPI 1528025103
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Sioux Falls, SD

NPI Status: Active since April 27, 2006

Contact Information

4520 W 69TH ST
SIOUX FALLS, SD
ZIP 57108
Phone: (605) 977-5000
Fax: (605) 977-5377

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

About C GAECKLE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for C Gaeckle, an internist established in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in cardiovascular disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1528025103 assigned on April 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RC0000X with license number 1393 (SD). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 18 years ago.

NPI: 1528025103
Provider Name: DR. C THOMAS GAECKLE MD
Other Name: DR. CHARLES THOMAS GAECKLE
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 4520 W 69TH ST SIOUX FALLS, SD 57108
Location Phone: (605) 977-5000
Location Fax: (605) 977-5377
Mailing Address: PO BOX 5009 SIOUX FALLS, SD 57117
Mailing Phone: (605) 977-5000
Mailing Fax: (605) 977-5377
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-27-2006
Last Update Date: 03-24-2008
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An internist like C Gaeckle 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
License No.: 1393
License State: SD
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicare

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Medicaid

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*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
4T613GA	OTHER (01)	MN	MN BCBS - PLAN 91057NO
1122911	MEDICAID (05)	IA
121283	OTHER (01)		UCARE
0000970	OTHER (01)	SD	SD BCBS
36112	OTHER (01)		HEALTH PARTNERS
D28466	MEDICARE UPIN (02)	SD
53989	MEDICARE PIN (08)	IA
931451029033	OTHER (01)	MN	PREFERRED ONE
538R3GA	OTHER (01)	MN	MN BCBS - PLAN 538R2NO
6001092	MEDICAID (05)	SD
53989	OTHER (01)	IA	IA BCBS
1393	OTHER (01)	SD	DAKOTACARE
S970	MEDICARE PIN (08)	SD

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 1528025103, we treat the final digit (3) 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 47. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 47 = 3).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 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 2 → 4 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 47

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

The next multiple of ten after 47 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 47 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1528025103.