PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST & SEDATION SERVICES PA
NPI 1902128606
Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine in Loxahatchee, FL

NPI Status: Active since February 22, 2010

Contact Information

13001 SOUTHERN BLVD
LOXAHATCHEE, FL
ZIP 33470
Phone: (561) 791-0283

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

About PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST & SEDATION SERVICES PA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Pediatric Hospitalist & Sedation Services Pa, a pediatrician established in Loxahatchee, Florida operating as a Pediatrics, focusing in pediatric critical care medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1902128606 assigned on February 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2080P0203X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 16 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Sudhira Kulatunga Md (President)

NPI: 1902128606
Provider Name: PEDIATRIC HOSPITALIST & SEDATION SERVICES PA
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 13001 SOUTHERN BLVD LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470
Location Phone: (561) 791-0283
Mailing Address: PO BOX 1224 LOXAHATCHEE, FL 33470
Mailing Phone: (561) 791-0283
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-22-2010
Last Update Date: 02-22-2010
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A pediatrician like Pediatric Hospitalist & Sedation Services Pa 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 Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Taxonomy Code: 2080P0203X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A pediatrician expert in advanced life support for children from the term or near-term neonate to the adolescent. This competence extends to the critical care management of life-threatening organ system failure from any cause in both medical and surgical patients and to the support of vital physiological functions. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and also facilitates patient care among other specialists.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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: SUDHIRA KULATUNGA MD
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone: (561) 791-0283

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 1902128606, 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

Check

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 0 → 0 1 → 2 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 0 + 24 = 54

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.

60 - 54 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1902128606.