TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC – NPI #1568848224
Specialist/Technologist, Other

A surgical assistant is a skilled practitioner who has undergone formalized education and training as a surgical assistant. The surgical assistant performs surgical functions that include, but are not limited to: retracting, manipulating, suturing, clamping, cauterizing, litigating, and tying tissue; suctioning, irrigating and sponging; positioning the patient; closure of body planes and skin; and participating in hemostasis and volume replacement. Surgical assistants are certified and registered or licensed by the state, or, in states without licensure, certified as surgical assistants by completing appropriate education and training.

Health Care Provider Taxonomy Code for Specialist/Technologist, Other

TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC is a technologist located in LA JOLLA, CA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1568848224 to TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC on August 05, 2015. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 246ZC0007X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Specialist/Technologist, Other, specializing in Surgical Assistant

The NPI profile was previously updated about 8 years ago on May 31, 2018. 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 TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC below.

NPI Profile for
TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC

NPI Number
1568848224
Enumeration Date

(about 11 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
TORREY PINES ORTHOPAEDIC MEDICAL GROUP INC
Primary location
9850 GENESEE AVE
STE 210
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 535-1075 Fax: (858) 453-9810
1 Other location(s):
12865 Pointe Del Mar Way Ste 200
Del Mar, CA 92014-3860
Phone: (858) 535-1075 Ext: 1140
Fax: (858) 453-9810
Mailing address
Same as primary location
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
RICHARD THUNDER
PRESIDENT
Phone: (858) 535-1075
Updated
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
246ZC0007X
- Specialist/Technologist, Other / Surgical Assistant (Primary)
246ZX2200X
- Specialist/Technologist, Other / Orthopedic Assistant

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.