BIRCHWOOD NURSING & REHAB CTR
NPI 1790782217
Skilled Nursing Facility in Nanticoke, PA

NPI Status: Active since June 30, 2005

Contact Information

395 E MIDDLE RD
NANTICOKE, PA
ZIP 18634
Phone: (570) 735-2973
Fax: (570) 735-8420

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  • Organization
  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • CLIA Number: 39D0884366
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 06-14-2027

About BIRCHWOOD NURSING & REHAB CTR

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Birchwood Nursing & Rehab Ctr, a provider established in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania operating as a Skilled Nursing Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1790782217 assigned on June 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 314000000X with license number 026402 (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Sam Kravetz (C.f.o.)

NPI
1790782217
Provider Name
BIRCHWOOD NURSING & REHAB CTR
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
395 E MIDDLE RD NANTICOKE, PA 18634
Location Phone
(570) 735-2973
Location Fax
(570) 735-8420
Mailing Address
395 E MIDDLE ROAD NANTICOKE, PA 18634
Mailing Phone
(570) 735-2973
Mailing Fax
(570) 735-8420
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-30-2005
Last Update Date
01-30-2008
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Skilled Nursing Facility

Taxonomy Code
314000000X
Type
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
License No.
026402
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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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

SAM KRAVETZ

Authorized Official Title
C.F.O.
Authorized Official Phone
(732) 942-1344

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
0009420910001MEDICAID (05)PA 
395651MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06)PA 

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
39D0884366
Facility Type
Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility
Certificate Effective Date
June 15, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
June 14, 2027
Laboratory Director
LEONARD KUCHEMBA
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Birchwood Nursing & Rehab Ctr to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1790782217, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
7
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 9 → 18 → 9 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1790782217.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1790782217, enumerated as an "organization" on June 30, 2005.

The provider is located at 395 E MIDDLE RD NANTICOKE, PA 18634 and the phone number is (570) 735-2973.

Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.

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