WHITNEY TSE MD
NPI 1720782865
Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in San Francisco, CA

NPI Status: Active since March 30, 2023

Contact Information

1975 4TH ST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
ZIP 94143
Phone: (415) 476-5153
Fax: (415) 476-5354

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

Individual
Female
Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

About WHITNEY TSE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Whitney Tse, a pediatrician established in San Francisco, California with a medical specialization in Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric critical care medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1720782865 assigned on March 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0203X with license number A208214 (CA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated June 2026.

NPI: 1720782865
Provider Name: WHITNEY TSE MD
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 1975 4TH ST SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
Location Phone: (415) 476-5153
Location Fax: (415) 476-5354
Mailing Address: 747 52ND ST STE 245 OAKLAND, CA 94609
Mailing Phone: (510) 428-3331
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-30-2023
Last Update Date: 06-03-2026
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A pediatrician like Whitney Tse 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

747 52nd St Ste 245
Oakland, CA 94609
(510) 428-3331

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 Critical Care Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2080P0203X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: A208214
License State: CA
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.

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	A208214 (CA)
2	390200000X	Student, Health Care	Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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 1720782865, 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3