MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE PLLC
NPI 1649161795
Internal Medicine - Obesity Medicine in Sterling Heights, MI
NPI Status: Active since July 15, 2025
Contact Information
41400 DEQUINDRE RD STE 105
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
ZIP 48314
Phone: (862) 877-3305
Fax: (586) 287-7337
- Organization
- Internal Medicine
- Obesity Medicine
- CLIA Number: 23D2340432
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 03-16-2028
About MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE PLLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Michigan Healthcare Institute Pllc, an internist established in Sterling Heights, Michigan operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in obesity medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649161795 assigned on July 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RB0002X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated March 2026. Michigan Healthcare Institute Pllc 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 Dr. Rita Karana Kathawa Md (Doctor / Owner)
- NPI
- 1649161795
- Provider Name
- MICHIGAN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE PLLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 41400 DEQUINDRE RD STE 105 STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48314
- Location Phone
- (862) 877-3305
- Location Fax
- (586) 287-7337
- Mailing Address
- 41400 DEQUINDRE RD STE 105 STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48314
- Mailing Phone
- (586) 287-7330
- Mailing Fax
- (586) 287-7337
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 07-15-2025
- Last Update Date
- 03-25-2026
- Code Navigator
An internist like Michigan Healthcare Institute Pllc is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.
Location Map
Secondary Locations
- 32000 Telegraph Rd
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
(586) 287-7330
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
Internal Medicine Obesity Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207RB0002X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- An internal medicine physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
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 | 207R00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Internal Medicine |
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
- 23D2340432
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- March 17, 2026
- Certificate Expiration Date
- March 16, 2028
- Laboratory Director
- RITA K. KATHAWA
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Michigan Healthcare Institute Pllc 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 1649161795, 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 75. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 75 = 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.
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 75 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1649161795, enumerated as an "organization" on July 15, 2025.
The provider is located at 41400 DEQUINDRE RD STE 105 STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48314 and the phone number is (862) 877-3305.
Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RB0002X and a focus in Obesity Medicine.
