CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
NPI 1891739520
General Acute Care Hospital - Children in Chalfont, PA

NPI Status: Active since June 15, 2006

Contact Information

41 E PEACE VALLEY RD
CHALFONT, PA
ZIP 18914
Phone: (215) 822-8275

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Children
  • CLIA Number: 39D0994614
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 12-26-2025

About CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia, a provider established in Chalfont, Pennsylvania operating as a General Acute Care Hospital, focusing in children . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1891739520 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282NC2000X with license number TP004475D (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Steven M. Altschuler Md (President & Chief Executive Officer)

NPI
1891739520
Provider Name
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
41 E PEACE VALLEY RD CHALFONT, PA 18914
Location Phone
(215) 822-8275
Mailing Address
34TH STREET AND CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Mailing Phone
(267) 426-5421
Mailing Fax
(215) 590-6804
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-15-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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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

General Acute Care Hospital Children

Taxonomy Code
282NC2000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
TP004475D
License State
PA

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

STEVEN M. ALTSCHULER MD

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(267) 426-6900

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
39D0994614
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
December 27, 2023
Certificate Expiration Date
December 26, 2025
Laboratory Director
DR. KRISHNA W. WHITE
Certificate Type
Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia 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 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 1891739520, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
0
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 9 → 18 → 9 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1891739520.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1891739520, enumerated as an "organization" on June 15, 2006.

The provider is located at 41 E PEACE VALLEY RD CHALFONT, PA 18914 and the phone number is (215) 822-8275.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282NC2000X and a focus in Children.