KOSAIR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS
NPI 1558727545
Pediatrics - Pediatric Infectious Diseases in Louisville, KY

NPI Status: Active since January 07, 2016

Contact Information

4803 OLYMPIA PARK PLZ STE 1100
LOUISVILLE, KY
ZIP 40241
Phone: (502) 588-9490
Fax: (502) 272-5116

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Pediatrics
Pediatric Infectious Diseases

About KOSAIR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Kosair Childrens Hospital Infectious Disease Specialists, a pediatrician established in Louisville, Kentucky operating as a Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric infectious diseases . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1558727545 assigned on January 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0208X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Kosair Childrens Hospital Infectious Disease Specialists. The authorized official of this NPI record is Shelley Gast (Vp Managed Care)

NPI: 1558727545
Provider Legal Name: COMMUNITY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
Other Organization Name: KOSAIR CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 4803 OLYMPIA PARK PLZ STE 1100 LOUISVILLE, KY 40241
Location Phone: (502) 588-9490
Location Fax: (502) 272-5116
Mailing Address: PO BOX 776351 CHICAGO, IL 60677
Mailing Phone: (502) 588-9490
Mailing Fax: (502) 272-5116
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 01-07-2016
Last Update Date: 04-03-2023
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A pediatrician like Kosair Childrens Hospital Infectious Disease Specialists is a physician who has completed a pediatric residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in a pediatric specialty. Pediatric care providers are trained to care for newborns, infants, children and adolescents. A pediatrician could perform physical exams, manage vaccinations, monitor development milestones, diagnose illnesses, infections, injuries or other health problems, 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: Pediatrics Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Taxonomy Code: 2080P0208X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician trained to care for children in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. This specialist can apply specific knowledge to affect a better outcome for pediatric infections with complicated courses, underlying diseases that predispose to unusual or severe infections, unclear diagnoses, uncommon diseases and complex or investigational treatments.

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
1	103G00000X	Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers	Clinical Neuropsychologist
2	103TC0700X	Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers	Psychologist Clinical
3	363L00000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner
4	363LF0000X	Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers	Nurse Practitioner Family

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: SHELLEY GAST
Authorized Official Title: VP MANAGED CARE
Authorized Official Phone: (502) 588-9490

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 1558727545, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 8 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1558727545.