ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS – NPI #1578500344
Emergency Medicine

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Emergency Medicine

ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS is a provider located in ALLENTOWN, PA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1578500344 to ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS on June 01, 2006. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. Since the name “ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS” is a dba name, the actual legal business name for this organization is ST. LUKE'S HOSPTIAL. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207P00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Emergency Medicine.

The NPI profile was previously updated about 17 years ago on Feb 27, 2009. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS below.

NPI Profile for
ST. LUKE'S HOSPTIAL

NPI Number
1578500344
Enumeration Date

(more than 20 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-2  Organization
Organization health care providers may have a single employee or thousands of employees. An example is an incorporated individual who is an organization's only employee.
Legal Name
ST. LUKE'S HOSPTIAL
Doing Business As (dba): ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS
Primary location
1736 HAMILTON STREET
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
Phone: (610) 628-8383 Fax: (610) 628-8379
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
THOMAS LICHTENWALNER
ASSOCIATE VP FINANCE
Phone: (610) 954-3383
Updated
Identifiers

Identifiers for ST. LUKE'S ALLENTOWN EMERGENCY CARE SPECIALISTS

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DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
MEDICAIDPA1007552510054
Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
207P00000X
- Emergency Medicine (Primary)

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.