GEISINGER CLINIC
NPI 1962538306
Pediatrics in Wilks Barre, PA
NPI Status: Active since February 27, 2007
Contact Information
8 CHURCH ST
WILKS BARRE, PA
ZIP 18702
Phone: (570) 970-6788
- Organization
- Pediatrics
- CLIA Number: 39D2304729
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 05-16-2026
About GEISINGER CLINIC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Geisinger Clinic, a pediatrician established in Wilks Barre, Pennsylvania operating as a Pediatrics. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1962538306 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208000000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. Geisinger Clinic 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 Kenneth Holdren (Cao)
- NPI
- 1962538306
- Provider Name
- GEISINGER CLINIC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 8 CHURCH ST WILKS BARRE, PA 18702
- Location Phone
- (570) 970-6788
- Mailing Address
- 100 N ACADEMY AVE DANVILLE, PA 17822
- Mailing Phone
- (570) 271-5555
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-27-2007
- Last Update Date
- 06-30-2008
- Code Navigator
A pediatrician like Geisinger Clinic 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
- 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.
Secondary Taxonomies
The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification / Specialization |
License No. (State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207ZP0105X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Pathology | |
| 2 | 2085R0202X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Radiology | |
| 3 | 363A00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Physician Assistant | |
| 4 | 363L00000X | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers | Nurse Practitioner |
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
- 39D2304729
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- May 17, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- May 16, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- DR. NIL C. CHERUKURI
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Geisinger Clinic 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 1962538306, 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.
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The following 7 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1962538306, enumerated as an "organization" on February 27, 2007.
The provider is located at 8 CHURCH ST WILKS BARRE, PA 18702 and the phone number is (570) 970-6788.
Pediatrics with taxonomy code 208000000X.
