WK SOUTH SURGICAL HOSPITALISTS
NPI 1760779508
Surgery in Shreveport, LA

NPI Status: Active since June 30, 2011

Contact Information

1202 LOUISIANA AVE
SHREVEPORT, LA
ZIP 71101
Phone: (318) 212-8946
Fax: (318) 212-4153

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Surgery
Accepts Insurance

About WK SOUTH SURGICAL HOSPITALISTS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Wk South Surgical Hospitalists, a provider established in Shreveport, Louisiana operating as a Surgery. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1760779508 assigned on June 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208600000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 13 years ago. The organization operates as a single speciality business group with one or more individual providers who practice the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Greg J. Gavin (Network Administrator)

NPI: 1760779508
Provider Name: WK SOUTH SURGICAL HOSPITALISTS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1202 LOUISIANA AVE SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Location Phone: (318) 212-8946
Location Fax: (318) 212-4153
Mailing Address: 1202 LOUISIANA AVE SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Mailing Phone: (318) 212-8946
Mailing Fax: (318) 212-4153
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 06-30-2011
Last Update Date: 06-08-2012
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A surgeon like Wk South Surgical Hospitalists treats injuries, diseases, and deformities through surgical operations. A surgeon could correct physical deformities, repair bone and tissue, or perform preventive or elective surgeries. Surgeons also examine patients, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, and provide counsel on preventive healthcare.

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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: Surgery
Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Blue Max 70/50 $6700 - PPO
Blue Max 90/70 $1500 - PPO
Blue Max Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 50/50 $3300 - PPO
Blue Max Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 50/50 $7500 Standardized Plan - PPO
Blue Max Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 60/40 $5000 Standardized Plan - PPO
Blue Max Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 75/55 $1500 Standardized Plan - PPO
Blue Saver 60/40 $6100 - PPO
Blue Saver 90/70 $3200 - PPO

HMO Louisiana

Blue POS 60/40 $6500 - POS
Blue POS 70/50 $4550 - POS
Blue POS 80/60 $3200 - POS
Blue POS Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 50/50 $7500 Standardized Plan - POS
Blue POS Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 60/40 $5000 Standardized Plan - POS
Blue POS Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 75/55 $1500 Standardized Plan - POS
Blue POS Copay (PCP, Specialist, Urgent Care) 80/60 $1000 - POS

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: GREG J. GAVIN
Authorized Official Title: NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone: (318) 212-4654

NPI Validation Check Digit Calculation

The following table explains the step by step NPI number validation process using the ISO standard Luhn algorithm.

Start with the original NPI number, the last digit is the check digit and is not used in the calculation.
1	7	6	0	7	7	9	5	0	8
Step 1: Double the value of the alternate digits, beginning with the rightmost digit.
2	7	12	0	14	7	18	5	0
Step 2: Add all the doubled and unaffected individual digits from step 1 plus the constant number 24.
2 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 24 = 62
Step 3: Subtract the total obtained in step 2 from the next higher number ending in zero, the result is the check digit.
70 - 62 = 8									8

The NPI number 1760779508 is valid because the calculated check digit 8 using the Luhn validation algorithm matches the last digit of the original NPI number.