DR. KENNETH M JACOBS MD
NPI 1538175724
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease in Scranton, PA

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RP1001X and a focus in Pulmonary Disease.

NPI Status: Active since July 31, 2006

Contact Information

501 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 1000
SCRANTON, PA
ZIP 18505
Phone: (570) 941-0630
Fax: (570) 343-3923

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Table of Contents

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

Individual
Male
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Disease

About KENNETH JACOBS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kenneth Jacobs, an internist established in Scranton, Pennsylvania with a medical specialization in Internal Medicine, focusing in pulmonary disease . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1538175724 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RP1001X with license number MD028455E (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 6 years ago.

NPI: 1538175724
Provider Name: DR. KENNETH M JACOBS MD
Gender: Male
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 501 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 1000 SCRANTON, PA 18505
Location Phone: (570) 941-0630
Location Fax: (570) 343-3923
Mailing Address: 501 S WASHINGTON AVE STE 1000 SCRANTON, PA 18505
Mailing Phone: (570) 941-0630
Mailing Fax: (570) 343-3923
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 07-31-2006
Last Update Date: 12-14-2020
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An internist like Kenneth Jacobs 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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Secondary Locations

743 Jefferson Ave Suite 303
Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 346-8151

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 Pulmonary Disease
Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD028455E
License State: PA
Taxonomy Description: An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.

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
0009048400001	MEDICAID (05)	PA

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 1538175724, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 3 → 6 1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4