UPMC CHILDREN'S SPECIALISTS-GASTROENTEROLOGY
NPI 1629639752
Pediatrics - Pediatric Gastroenterology in Lemoyne, PA

NPI Status: Active since June 28, 2019

Contact Information

3 WALNUT ST STE 205
LEMOYNE, PA
ZIP 17043
Phone: (717) 988-0090
Fax: (717) 221-5320

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Pediatrics
Pediatric Gastroenterology

About UPMC CHILDREN'S SPECIALISTS-GASTROENTEROLOGY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Upmc Children's Specialists-gastroenterology, a pediatrician established in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania operating as a Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric gastroenterology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1629639752 assigned on June 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0206X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Upmc Children's Specialists-gastroenterology operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. 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 Upmc Children's Specialists-gastroenterology. The authorized official of this NPI record is Philip Guarneschelli (President)

NPI: 1629639752
Provider Legal Name: PINNACLE HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
Other Organization Name: UPMC CHILDREN'S SPECIALISTS-GASTROENTEROLOGY
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 3 WALNUT ST STE 205 LEMOYNE, PA 17043
Location Phone: (717) 988-0090
Location Fax: (717) 221-5320
Mailing Address: 409 S 2ND ST STE 2F HARRISBURG, PA 17104
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-28-2019
Last Update Date: 08-23-2022
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A pediatrician like Upmc Children's Specialists-gastroenterology 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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Secondary Locations

11 Sprint Dr Ste B
Carlisle, PA 17015
(717) 422-5546

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 Gastroenterology
Taxonomy Code: 2080P0206X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive systems of infants, children and adolescents. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using lighted scopes to see internal organs.

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	208000000X	Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians	Pediatrics

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.

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: PHILIP GUARNESCHELLI
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (717) 231-8210

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 1629639752, 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

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 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1