CARING COMMUNITIES FOR AIDS
NPI 1821507211
Family Medicine in Hazleton, PA
NPI Status: Active since September 28, 2017
Contact Information
20 N LAUREL ST STE 2B
HAZLETON, PA
ZIP 18201
Phone: (570) 454-2700
Fax: (570) 454-2777
- Organization
- Family Medicine
- CLIA Number: 39D2125474
- CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
- CLIA Exp. Date: 02-07-2027
About CARING COMMUNITIES FOR AIDS
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Caring Communities For Aids, a primary care provider established in Hazleton, Pennsylvania operating as a Family Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1821507211 assigned on September 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207Q00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Caring Communities For Aids operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Jennifer Butters Doucette (Office Manager)
- NPI
- 1821507211
- Provider Name
- CARING COMMUNITIES FOR AIDS
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 20 N LAUREL ST STE 2B HAZLETON, PA 18201
- Location Phone
- (570) 454-2700
- Location Fax
- (570) 454-2777
- Mailing Address
- 20 N LAUREL ST STE 2B HAZLETON, PA 18201
- Mailing Phone
- (570) 454-2700
- Mailing Fax
- (570) 454-2777
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-28-2017
- Last Update Date
- 07-21-2022
- Code Navigator
A primary care provider (PCP) like Caring Communities For Aids sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .
Location Map
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
Family Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207Q00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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
- 39D2125474
- Facility Type
- Community Clinic
- Certificate Effective Date
- February 08, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- February 07, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. JEFFREY T. KIRCHNER
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Caring Communities For Aids 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 1821507211, we treat the final digit (1) 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 49. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 49 = 1).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 49 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1821507211, enumerated as an "organization" on September 28, 2017.
The provider is located at 20 N LAUREL ST STE 2B HAZLETON, PA 18201 and the phone number is (570) 454-2700.
Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207Q00000X.
