CEDARS MEDICAL CLINIC PA
NPI 1578580395
Public Health or Welfare in Sumter, SC

NPI Status: Active since July 16, 2006

Contact Information

325 W LIBERTY ST
SUMTER, SC
ZIP 29150
Phone: (803) 774-7000
Fax: (803) 774-7004

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NPPES record last updated: December 11, 2012. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 12, 2026.

  • Organization
  • Public Health or Welfare
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 42D1019325
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 09-03-2027

About CEDARS MEDICAL CLINIC PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Cedars Medical Clinic Pa, a provider established in Sumter, South Carolina operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578580395 assigned on July 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X with license number 22192 (SC). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Cedars Medical Clinic Pa. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Ugochukwu N Okereke M.d. (President)

NPI
1578580395
Provider Legal Name
CEDARS MEDICAL CLINIC PA
Other Organization Name
CEDARS MEDICAL CLINIC PA
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
325 W LIBERTY ST SUMTER, SC 29150
Location Phone
(803) 774-7000
Location Fax
(803) 774-7004
Mailing Address
325 W LIBERTY ST SUMTER, SC 29150
Mailing Phone
(803) 774-7000
Mailing Fax
(803) 774-7004
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-16-2006
Last Update Date
12-11-2012
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Public Health or Welfare

Taxonomy Code
251K00000X
Type
Agencies
License No.
22192
License State
SC

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Silver with $0 Insulin Options - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Complete Gold with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Elite Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
  • Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Focused Silver with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
  • Molina Gold Core 1640 - HMO
  • Molina Gold Core 1640 Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
  • Molina Gold Core 1640 Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
  • Molina Gold Standard - HMO
  • Molina Gold Value - HMO
  • Molina Gold Value Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
  • Molina Gold Value Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
  • Molina Silver Core - HMO
  • Molina Silver Core Plus with Adult Dental and Vision - HMO
  • Molina Silver Core Plus with Adult Vision - HMO
  • Molina Silver Saver - HMO
  • Molina Silver Standard - HMO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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

DR. UGOCHUKWU N OKEREKE M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(803) 774-7000

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
42D1019325
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
September 04, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
September 03, 2027
Laboratory Director
UGO OKEREKE
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Cedars Medical Clinic Pa on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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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 1578580395, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
5
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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 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 1578580395.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 4 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Internal Medicine
325 W LIBERTY ST
SUMTER, SC 29150
Internal Medicine
325 W LIBERTY ST, CEDARS MEDICAL CLINIC
SUMTER, SC 29150
Physician Assistant (Medical)
325 W LIBERTY ST
SUMTER, SC 29150
Physician Assistant
325 W LIBERTY ST
SUMTER, SC 29150

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1578580395, enumerated as an "organization" on July 16, 2006.

The provider is located at 325 W LIBERTY ST SUMTER, SC 29150 and the phone number is (803) 774-7000.

Public Health or Welfare with taxonomy code 251K00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.