GURCHARAN S. SIDHU MD – NPI #1598827396
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.

GURCHARAN SIDHU is a hospitalist located in FRESNO, CA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1598827396 to GURCHARAN SIDHU on December 15, 2006. It is a Type-1 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an individual. 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.

The NPI profile was previously updated about 9 years ago on Nov 28, 2017. 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 GURCHARAN SIDHU below.

NPI Profile for
GURCHARAN S. SIDHU

NPI Number
1598827396
Enumeration Date

(more than 19 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-1  Individual (Male)
Legal Name
GURCHARAN S. SIDHU
Credentials
MD
Primary location
6700 N FIRST
SUITE 111
FRESNO, CA 93710
Phone: (559) 436-0450 Fax: (559) 436-0454
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Sole Proprietor
No
Updated
Identifiers

Identifiers for GURCHARAN SIDHU

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.

DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
OTHERMC RAILROADCA110004599
MEDICAIDCA00A386871
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
208M00000X
- Hospitalist (Primary)
CA A38687
207RP1001X
- Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease
CA 00A38687
207RC0200X
- Internal Medicine / Critical Care Medicine
CA A38687
207R00000X
- Internal Medicine
CA 00A38687

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.

Additional Information

Medicare Ordering & Referring
Provider can:
  • Refer to Part B
  • Order Durable Medical Equipment
  • Refer to Home Health Agency
  • Order Power Mobility Devices
Affiliations
GURCHARAN SIDHU is affiliated with the following medical group(s):
  • HOSPITAL
    • SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER
      1303 E HERNDON AVE
      FRESNO, CA 93710

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