WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. – NPI #1528134194
Hospitalist
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. is a hospitalist located in BOONE, NC. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1528134194 to WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. on November 27, 2006. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. This provider is also associated with 2 additional names listed below. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 208M00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Hospitalist.
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NPI Profile for
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
(more than 19 years ago)
All associated names:
Watauga Medical Center
BOONE, NC 28607 Phone: (828) 262-4100 Fax: (828) 262-4103
SUITE 101
BOONE, NC 28607-5049 Phone: (828) 262-4133 Fax: (828) 262-4103
SR VP MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES
Phone: (828) 262-4133
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Identifiers for WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
Identifiers are used to associate other provider identifiers such as Medicaid or other insurers (ie:, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser-Permanente, etc.), with their NPI number. These identifiers can be used in matching an NPI number to an insurer's records. However, not all providers have such numbers and not all providers choose to include them in their NPI information.
| Description | Issuer | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| other | BCBS HOSPITALIST | NC | 016WM |
| medicaid | NC | 890773G | |
| medicaid | TN | 0340051 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 208M00000X - Hospitalist (Primary) |
NC | H0077 |
| 2084S0012X - Psychiatry & Neurology / Sleep Medicine |
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| 208000000X - Pediatrics |
NC | H0077 |
| 207RN0300X - Internal Medicine / Nephrology |
NC | H0077 |
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.
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- Endpoint
- https://cobiusconnect.cobius.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service
- Endpoint type
- CONNECT URL
- Endpoint Description
- 2.16.840.1.113883.3.1068.1
- Content Type
- Affiliation
- Y
- Endpoint Location
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