HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1780757856
General Acute Care Hospital in Hilo, HI

NPI Status: Active since November 16, 2006

Contact Information

1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI
ZIP 96720
Phone: (808) 932-3000
Fax: (808) 974-6723

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 12D2176572
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 03-11-2027

About HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Hilo Benioff Medical Center, a provider established in Hilo, Hawaii operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1780757856 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number OHCA# 34-H (HI). 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 Mrs. Joni Waltjen Cfo (Chief Financial Officer)

NPI
1780757856
Provider Name
HILO BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE HILO, HI 96720
Location Phone
(808) 932-3000
Location Fax
(808) 974-6723
Mailing Address
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE HILO, HI 96720
Mailing Phone
(808) 974-6700
Mailing Fax
(808) 974-6723
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
11-16-2006
Last Update Date
10-03-2025
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Secondary Locations

  • 1285 Waianuenue Ave
    Hilo, HI 96720
    (808) 932-3940

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
License No.
OHCA# 34-H
License State
HI
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • HMSA Bronze PPO I - PPO
  • HMSA Bronze PPO II HSA - PPO
  • HMSA Catastrophic Plan - PPO
  • HMSA Gold PPO I - PPO
  • HMSA Gold PPO II - PPO
  • HMSA Platinum PPO - PPO
  • HMSA Silver PPO - PPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*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

MRS. JONI WALTJEN CFO

Authorized Official Title
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(808) 932-3110

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
0005033OTHER (01)HIHMSA IP
R005034OTHER (01)HIHMSAQUEST ASC
251745MEDICAID (05)HI 
0005033OTHER (01)HIHMSAQUEST IP
H005036OTHER (01)HIHMSA OP
251745OTHER (01)HIALOHACARE
R005034OTHER (01)HIHMSA ASC

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
12D2176572
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
March 12, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
March 11, 2027
Laboratory Director
ANDRE G. THERIAULT
Certificate Type
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Hilo Benioff Medical Center after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high 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 1780757856, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
6
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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 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 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1780757856.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Anesthesiology
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Anesthesiology
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE, ATTN ANESTHESIA DEPT
HILO, HI 96720
Internal Medicine
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Anesthesiology
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Emergency Medicine
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Internal Medicine
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Home Health
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Registered Nurse
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Internal Medicine
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Home Health
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Chore Provider
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Anesthesiology
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Dietitian, Registered
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Registered Nurse (Wound Care)
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE, HILO MEDICAL CENTER
HILO, HI 96720
General Acute Care Hospital
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720
Internal Medicine
1190 WAIANUENUE AVE
HILO, HI 96720

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1780757856, enumerated as an "organization" on November 16, 2006.

The provider is located at 1190 WAIANUENUE AVE HILO, HI 96720 and the phone number is (808) 932-3000.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: HMSA, Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.