TRI-COUNTY HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE LLC
NPI 1609249952
Acupuncturist in Huntingdon Valley, PA
NPI Status: Active since November 09, 2015
Contact Information
106 MEADOWBROOK DR
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA
ZIP 19006
Phone: (215) 668-9549
- Organization
- Acupuncturist
- CLIA Number: 39D1072108
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 08-08-2027
About TRI-COUNTY HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE LLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Tri-county Healthcare Institute Llc, a provider established in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania operating as a Acupuncturist. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609249952 assigned on November 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 171100000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 years ago. Tri-county Healthcare Institute Llc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Andrew Berkowitz (Owner)
- NPI
- 1609249952
- Provider Name
- TRI-COUNTY HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE LLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 106 MEADOWBROOK DR HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA 19006
- Location Phone
- (215) 668-9549
- Mailing Address
- 2209 NAPFLE ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152
- Mailing Phone
- (215) 668-9549
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 11-09-2015
- Last Update Date
- 12-19-2018
- Code Navigator
An acupuncturist like Tri-county Healthcare Institute Llc specializes in diagnosing, treating, and preventing some diseases using acupuncture needles. Acupuncturists carefully insert and manipulate fine, solid needles at specific points on the skin to achieve therapeutic benefits. Modern medicine explains that acupuncture works by stimulating the nervous system, causing the body to release certain chemicals, including endorphins, in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals assist the body in managing and regulating pain. Other commonly used treatment methods in acupuncture include herbs or mixtures of herbs, and acupressure, which involves massaging acupuncture points instead of using needles.
Location Map
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
Acupuncturist
- Taxonomy Code
- 171100000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- Taxonomy Description
- An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.
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 |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 246ZE0600X | Technologists, Technicians & Other Technical Service Providers | Specialist/Technologist, Other |
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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
- 39D1072108
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- August 09, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- August 08, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. SARA B. SILVESTRI
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Tri-county Healthcare Institute 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.
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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 1609249952, 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 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.
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 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609249952, enumerated as an "organization" on November 09, 2015.
The provider is located at 106 MEADOWBROOK DR HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA 19006 and the phone number is (215) 668-9549.
Acupuncturist with taxonomy code 171100000X.
