DR. ALKA DESAI
NPI 1861500696
Pediatrics in Omaha, NE
NPI Status: Active since August 29, 2006
Contact Information
13808 W MAPLE RD
SUITE 100
OMAHA, NE
ZIP 68164
Phone: (402) 955-3000
Fax: (402) 955-7055
- Individual
- Female
- Pediatrics
- Accepts Insurance
About ALKA DESAI
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Alka Desai, a pediatrician established in Omaha, Nebraska with a medical specialization in Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861500696 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X with license number 19797 (NE). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 13 years ago.
- NPI
- 1861500696
- Provider Name
- DR. ALKA DESAI
- Other Name
- ALKA BUECHLER
- Other Name Type
- Other Name (5)
- Gender
- Female
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Location Address
- 13808 W MAPLE RD SUITE 100 OMAHA, NE 68164
- Location Phone
- (402) 955-3000
- Location Fax
- (402) 955-7055
- Mailing Address
- 8401 W DODGE RD SUITE 280 OMAHA, NE 68114
- Mailing Phone
- (402) 955-6877
- Mailing Fax
- (402) 955-7055
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 08-29-2006
- Last Update Date
- 01-31-2013
- Code Navigator
A pediatrician like Alka Desai 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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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
- Taxonomy Code
- 208000000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- 19797
- License State
- NE
- Taxonomy Description
- A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Silver - EPO
- Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Gold - EPO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Gold - EPO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Clear Gold - EPO
- Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Gold - HMO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze - HMO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - HMO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Everyday Gold - HMO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver - HMO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Clear Gold - EPO
- Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Silver - EPO
- Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Principal Bronze HSA - EPO
- Principal Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
- Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Gold - EPO
- Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Standard Silver - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Bronze Premier - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Gold Share - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Gold Standard - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Silver Share - EPO
- Elevate by Medica Silver Standard - EPO
- Medica Insure Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Bronze Premier - EPO
- Medica Insure Bronze Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold Standard - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver Standard - EPO
- Medica with CHI Health Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Bronze Classic - EPO
- Bronze Classic | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Bronze Classic 4700 - EPO
- Bronze Classic Standard - EPO
- Bronze Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus - EPO
- Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Bronze Simple Diabetes - EPO
- Bronze Simple Diabetes | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Gold Classic Standard - EPO
- Gold Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Gold Elite - EPO
- Gold Elite | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Secure - EPO
- Silver Classic - EPO
- Silver Classic Standard - EPO
- Silver Classic Standard | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Silver Simple Diabetes - EPO
- Silver Simple Diabetes | with Bryan Health - EPO
- Silver Simple PCP Saver - EPO
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1200199 | OTHER (01) | NE | SHARE ADVANTAGE |
| 93424 | OTHER (01) | IA | BCBS |
| 982231 | MEDICAID (05) | IA | |
| 47068937200 | MEDICAID (05) | NE | |
| 31411 | OTHER (01) | NE | BCBS |
| 5069 | OTHER (01) | NE | MIDLANDS CHOICE |
| 270875DE | MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04) | NE |
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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 1861500696, 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 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.
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 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1861500696, enumerated as an "individual" on August 29, 2006.
The provider is located at 13808 W MAPLE RD SUITE 100 OMAHA, NE 68164 and the phone number is (402) 955-3000.
Pediatrics with taxonomy code 208000000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
