CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP INC
NPI 1659267359
Clinic/Center - Ambulatory Surgical in Hickory, NC

NPI Status: Active since June 17, 2025

Contact Information

415 N CENTER ST STE 300
HICKORY, NC
ZIP 28601
Phone: (828) 328-3300
Fax: (828) 328-9101

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NPI Validation
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Clinic/Center
Ambulatory Surgical

About CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Catawba Valley Medical Group Inc, a provider established in Hickory, North Carolina operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in ambulatory surgical . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659267359 assigned on June 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QA1903X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Pamela Gallagher (Vp Of Finance/cfo)

NPI: 1659267359
Provider Name: CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 415 N CENTER ST STE 300 HICKORY, NC 28601
Location Phone: (828) 328-3300
Location Fax: (828) 328-9101
Mailing Address: PO BOX 890273 CHARLOTTE, NC 28289
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 06-17-2025
Last Update Date: 06-17-2025
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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 Ambulatory Surgical
Taxonomy Code: 261QA1903X
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: PAMELA GALLAGHER
Authorized Official Title: VP OF FINANCE/CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (828) 326-3800

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 1659267359, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

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 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1659267359.