DR. ERIC THOMAS TORKELSON M.D.
NPI 1902468978
Anesthesiology in Grand Forks, ND

NPI Status: Active since July 01, 2019

Contact Information

1200 S. COLUMBIA RD.
GRAND FORKS, ND
ZIP 58201
Phone: (701) 780-5000
Fax: (701) 293-4148

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  • Individual
  • Male
  • Years of Experience 7
  • Anesthesiology
  • Accepts Insurance
  • Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
  • PECOS Enrolled

About ERIC TORKELSON

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Eric Torkelson, an anesthesiologist established in Grand Forks, North Dakota with a medical specialization in Anesthesiology and more than 7 years of experience. He graduated from University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine in 2019. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1902468978 assigned on July 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207L00000X with license number 19735 (ND). The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last updated 3 years ago.

NPI
1902468978
Provider Name
DR. ERIC THOMAS TORKELSON M.D.
Gender
Male
Entity Type
Individual
Location Address
1200 S. COLUMBIA RD. GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
Location Phone
(701) 780-5000
Location Fax
(701) 293-4148
Mailing Address
2401 DEMERS AVE GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
Mailing Phone
(701) 780-1891
Mailing Fax
(701) 293-4148
Medical School Name
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year
2019
Is Sole Proprietor?
Yes
Enumeration Date
07-01-2019
Last Update Date
07-03-2023
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An anesthesiologist like Eric Torkelson manages the care of surgical patients and pain relief through drug administration that reduces or eliminates pain during an operation, medical procedure or during labor and delivery of babies. During surgical procedures anesthesiologists are responsible for adjusting the amount of anesthetic, monitoring the patient's heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and breathing.

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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

Anesthesiology

Taxonomy Code
207L00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
19735
License State
ND
Taxonomy Description
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • BlueCare Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueCare Gold $10 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueCare Silver $20 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Bronze 100 HSA Eligible ($8000 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Gold 90 HSA Eligible ($2600 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Silver 80 HSA Eligible ($3500 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueEssential Catastrophic 100 HSA Eligible $10600 Deductible - PPO
  • BlueValue Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • BlueValue Gold $30 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • BlueValue Silver $40 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Altru Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Altru Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Trinity Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Trinity Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Bronze Share - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Expanded Bronze Standard - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Gold Share - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Gold Standard - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Silver Share - HMO
  • Altru Prime by Medica Silver Standard - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze Share - EPO
  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze Share - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
  • Medica Individual Choice Expanded Bronze Standard - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold Share - EPO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold Share - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold Standard - EPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $1,750 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $10,600 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $3,500 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $4,750 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $6,500 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity $7,200 HSA Qualified - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $2,000 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $6,000 - PPO
  • Sanford Individual Simplicity Standardized $7,500 - PPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Medicare Participation & PECOS Enrollment Status

Eric Torkelson is registered with Medicare and accepts claims assignment, this means the provider accepts the approved amount for the cost of rendered services as full payment. Participating providers may not charge beneficiaries more than the approved amount for their services. Please keep in mind that beneficiaries still have to pay a coinsurance or copayment amount for a visit or service.

Eric Torkelson is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer health care services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.

What is PECOS?
PECOS is the online Medicare enrollment management system or Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. The PECOS system is a database of providers who have registered with CMS as providers or suppliers. PECOS is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. Providers that want to participate in this program need to enroll in PECOS with their NPI number to avoid denied claims.

  • Is the provider registered in PECOS? Yes

  • PECOS PAC ID: 4789914946

    What is the PECOS Associate Control ID?
    A PAC ID is a unique 10-digit number assigned to an individual or organization healthcare provider in PECOS. The PAC ID is used to link together all the provider information, like tax identification numbers and organizational names. A PAC ID can be connected to multiple Enrollment IDs if an individual or organization has enrolled in PECOS more than once.

  • PECOS Enrollment ID: I20230822003299

    What is the Provider Enrollment ID?
    The Enrollment ID is a unique alphanumeric 15-digit code assigned to each new provider's PECOS enrollment application. The Enrollment ID is used to link together all the provider enrollment information like enrollment type, state, provider specialty, and reassignment of benefits.

  • Accepts Medicare Assignment? Yes

    What does it mean "accepts medicare assignment"?
    When a provider accepts Medicare assignment, the provider agrees to be paid directly by Medicare and to accept the payment amount approved by Medicare. Additionally, the provider agrees to not bill patients for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance amounts.
    A provider who doesn't accept assignment may charge you up to 15% over the Medicare-approved amount. This is known as the limiting charge. You may have to pay this amount, or it may be covered by another insurer.

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging: Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Durable Medical Equipment (DMEPOS): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer a Home Health Agency (HHA): Yes

  • Eligible to Order or Refer Power Mobility Devices: Yes

Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges

Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.

Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Eric Torkelson is affiliated with the following medical facilities:

Hospital Name Address Phone Hospital Type Overall Rating
ALTRU HOSPITAL1200 S COLUMBIA RD
GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
(701) 780-5000Acute Care Hospitals

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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 1902468978, we treat the final digit (8) 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).

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
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Check
8
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 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 0 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1902468978.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
1200 S. COLUMBIA RD.
GRAND FORKS, ND 58201

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1902468978, enumerated as an "individual" on July 01, 2019.

The provider is located at 1200 S. COLUMBIA RD. GRAND FORKS, ND 58201 and the phone number is (701) 780-5000.

Anesthesiology with taxonomy code 207L00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Medica and. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.

Eric Torkelson is affiliated with: ALTRU HOSPITAL.