WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1528134194, based in Boone, NC. The organization lists 4 taxonomy classifications, with Hospitalist Physician recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 336 DEERFIELD RD, Boone, NC 28607. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| H0077 | NC | Nephrology Physician |
| H0077 | NC | Pediatrics Physician |
| H0077 | NC | Hospitalist Physician primary |
This provider holds licence H0077 issued in NC. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
- PAC ID
- 2668377474
- Enrollment ID
- O20040210000805
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
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
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 4 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207RN0300X | Nephrology Physician Nephrology | H0077 | NC | |
| 208000000X | Pediatrics Physician | H0077 | NC | |
| 2084S0012X | Sleep Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician Sleep Medicine | — | — | |
| 208M00000X | Hospitalist Physician | H0077 | NC | primary |
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 | 1528134194 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Nov 27, 2006 |
| Last updated | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
336 DEERFIELD RD Boone, NC 28607 (828) 262-4100 Fax (828) 262-4103 |
| Mailing address |
155 FURMAN RD SUITE 101 Boone, NC 28607 |
| Other names |
Watauga Medical Center Former Legal Name |
| Other identifiers |
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· Other (NC) 0340051 · Medicaid (TN) 890773g · Medicaid (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 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Sum = 66 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
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.