PALM GARDENS DIALYSIS CENTER LLC
NPI 1578968582
Clinic/Center - End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment in Brooklyn, NY

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since November 03, 2014

Contact Information

615 AVENUE C
BROOKLYN, NY
ZIP 11218
Phone: (718) 633-3300
Fax: (718) 633-2261

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NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
Dialysis Facility Compare Information
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Clinic/Center
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment
CLIA Number: 33D2090142
CLIA Cert. Type: End Stage Renal Disease Dialysis Facility
CLIA Exp. Date: 03-26-2027

About PALM GARDENS DIALYSIS CENTER LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Palm Gardens Dialysis Center Llc, a provider established in Brooklyn, New York operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in end-stage renal disease (esrd) treatment . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578968582 assigned on November 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QE0700X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Shimon Lefkowitz (Ceo)

NPI: 1578968582
Provider Name: PALM GARDENS DIALYSIS CENTER LLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 615 AVENUE C BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Location Phone: (718) 633-3300
Location Fax: (718) 633-2261
Mailing Address: 615 AVENUE C BROOKLYN, NY 11218
Mailing Phone: (718) 633-3300
Mailing Fax: (718) 633-2261
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-03-2014
Last Update Date: 11-04-2014
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According to the Dialysis Facility Compare program data, Palm Gardens Dialysis Center Llc has an average overall quality rating based on the patient's quality of care based on data that dialysis centers report to Medicare. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5 stars.

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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: Clinic/Center End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment
Taxonomy Code: 261QE0700X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

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: SHIMON LEFKOWITZ
Authorized Official Title: CEO
Authorized Official Phone: (718) 633-3300

Dialysis Facility Compare Information

Quality of Patient Care Rating Quality of Patient Care Rating The Medicare program calculates star ratings using specific measure data reported by dialysis centers to Medicare and data from the In-Center Hemodialysis CAHPS Survey.	- 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Dialysis Facility Type	Profit
Is it part of a chain?	No
Corporate Name	Independent
Shifts Starting After 5PM Shifts Starting After 5PM If you can start your dialysis treatment at 5pm or later. These centers may also offer the ability for you to receive dialysis while you sleep.	No
In-Center Hemodialysis In-Center Hemodialysis Hemodialysis is the most common method for treating advanced and permanent kidney failure. In hemodialysis, your blood flows slowly through a filter to remove wastes and extra fluids and the clean blood is returned to your body.	Yes
Number of Hemodialysis Stations Number of Hemodialysis Stations The number of hemodialysis stations in the dialysis facility.	12
Peritoneal Dialysis Peritoneal Dialysis Peritoneal dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that uses the lining of your abdomen, or belly, to filter your blood inside your body. It uses a soft tube to fill your abdomen with a cleansing liquid that removes waste products from your body and the liquid is drained out of your body after a few hours.	No
Home Hemodialysis Training Home Hemodialysis Training If the dialysis center offers training for patients and caregivers to learn to do hemodialysis treatments at home.	No
Certification or Recertification Date	08-31-2016

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: 33D2090142
Facility Type: End Stage Renal Disease Dialysis Facility
Certificate Effective Date: January 15, 2015
Certificate Expiration Date: March 26, 2027
Laboratory Director: DR. ROBERT KRINSKY
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Palm Gardens Dialysis Center Llc 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.

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 1578968582, we treat the final digit (2) 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 78. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 78 = 2).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

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 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7

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 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 78

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

The next multiple of ten after 78 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 78 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1578968582.