VAMC
NPI 1558549006
General Acute Care Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA
NPI Status: Active since February 07, 2008
Contact Information
1111 EAST END BLVD
WILKES BARRE, PA
ZIP 18702
Phone: (570) 824-3521
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
About VAMC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Vamc, a provider established in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1558549006 assigned on February 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number RN300300 (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The provider's other name is Vamc. The authorized official of this NPI record is Becky Goetchius (Rn)
- NPI
- 1558549006
- Provider Legal Name
- WILKES BARRE VETERAN'S HOSPITAL
- Other Organization Name
- VAMC
- Other Name Type
- Other Name (5)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1111 EAST END BLVD WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
- Location Phone
- (570) 824-3521
- Mailing Address
- 538 WARREN AVENUE KINGSTON, PA 18704
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-07-2008
- Last Update Date
- 02-07-2008
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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.
- RN300300
- License State
- PA
- 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.
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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 1558549006, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).
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 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1558549006, enumerated as an "organization" on February 07, 2008.
The provider is located at 1111 EAST END BLVD WILKES BARRE, PA 18702 and the phone number is (570) 824-3521.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
