TIDEWATER HYPERBARIC
NPI 1598282998
Preventive Medicine - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine in Norfolk, VA
NPI Status: Active since August 25, 2017
Contact Information
129 WEST VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD
SUITE 140 A
NORFOLK, VA
ZIP 23510
Phone: (757) 452-3935
- Organization
- Preventive Medicine
- Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- CLIA Number: 49D0947211
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 09-21-2026
About TIDEWATER HYPERBARIC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tidewater Hyperbaric, a provider established in Norfolk, Virginia operating as a Preventive Medicine, focusing in undersea and hyperbaric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1598282998 assigned on August 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0011X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Cara Mae Melton (President)
- NPI
- 1598282998
- Provider Name
- TIDEWATER HYPERBARIC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 129 WEST VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD SUITE 140 A NORFOLK, VA 23510
- Location Phone
- (757) 452-3935
- Mailing Address
- 129 W VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD STE 140A NORFOLK, VA 23510
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-25-2017
- Last Update Date
- 08-25-2017
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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
Preventive Medicine Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2083P0011X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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.
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
- 49D0947211
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- September 22, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- September 21, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- YURY KALMANOVICH
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Tidewater Hyperbaric in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.
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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 1598282998, we treat the final digit (8) 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 82. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 82 = 8).
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 82 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1598282998, enumerated as an "organization" on August 25, 2017.
The provider is located at 129 WEST VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD SUITE 140 A NORFOLK, VA 23510 and the phone number is (757) 452-3935.
Preventive Medicine with taxonomy code 2083P0011X and a focus in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
