LVPG
NPI 1720290265
General Acute Care Hospital in Allentown, PA

NPI Status: Active since May 04, 2007

Contact Information

1651 N CEDAR CREST
SUITE 52
ALLENTOWN, PA
ZIP 18104
Phone: (610) 439-7510

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 39D0191152
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 04-21-2028

About LVPG

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lvpg, a provider established in Allentown, Pennsylvania operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1720290265 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Robert Know (Pa)

NPI
1720290265
Provider Name
LVPG
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1651 N CEDAR CREST SUITE 52 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
Location Phone
(610) 439-7510
Mailing Address
2268 S 12TH ST ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
Mailing Phone
(610) 798-4500
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
05-04-2007
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
Taxonomy Description
An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

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

ROBERT KNOW

Authorized Official Title
PA
Authorized Official Phone
(610) 798-4500

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
39D0191152
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
April 22, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date
April 21, 2028
Laboratory Director
DR. MARIA G. DE LA GUARDIA
Certificate Type
Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Lvpg 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 1720290265, 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
5
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 2 → 4 0 → 0 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1720290265.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1720290265, enumerated as an "organization" on May 04, 2007.

The provider is located at 1651 N CEDAR CREST SUITE 52 ALLENTOWN, PA 18104 and the phone number is (610) 439-7510.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.