CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1326251463, based in Hickory, NC. It is classified under Hospitalist Physician.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD, Hickory, NC 28602. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 00256 | NC | Hospitalist Physician primary |
This provider holds licence 2004 00256 issued in NC. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Hospitalist covers
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. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 208M00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1326251463 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | May 7, 2007 |
| Last updated | Nov 20, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD Hickory, NC 28602 (828) 326-3809 Fax (828) 326-3371 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 890041 Charlotte, NC 28289 |
| Other identifiers |
144P4
· BCBS NC (NC) 8913632 (NC) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Sum = 57 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 3 · actual last digit = 3
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.