KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
NPI 1548715063
General Acute Care Hospital in Bakersfield, CA
NPI Status: Active since August 25, 2016
Contact Information
9300 STOCKDALE HWY STE 300
BAKERSFIELD, CA
ZIP 93311
Phone: (661) 664-2200
Fax: (661) 664-2202
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
- CLIA Number: 05D2129288
- CLIA Cert. Type: Ambulatory Surgery Center
- CLIA Exp. Date: 04-17-2027
About KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kern County Hospital Authority, a provider established in Bakersfield, California operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1548715063 assigned on August 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number 120000182 (CA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Kern County Hospital Authority operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's
- NPI
- 1548715063
- Provider Legal Name
- KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 9300 STOCKDALE HWY STE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
- Location Phone
- (661) 664-2200
- Location Fax
- (661) 664-2202
- Mailing Address
- 1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE RM 1241 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93306
- Mailing Phone
- (661) 326-2000
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-25-2016
- Last Update Date
- 02-06-2025
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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
General Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- License No.
- 120000182
- License State
- CA
- Taxonomy Description
- An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208D00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | General Practice |
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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
- 05D2129288
- Facility Type
- Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Certificate Effective Date
- April 18, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- April 17, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DAVID BOWEN
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Kern County Hospital Authority 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 1548715063, 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 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 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.
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 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 3 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1548715063, enumerated as an "organization" on August 25, 2016.
The provider is located at 9300 STOCKDALE HWY STE 300 BAKERSFIELD, CA 93311 and the phone number is (661) 664-2200.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
