Dr. Herb Yekel DDS
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1710074240 is registered to Dr. Herb Yekel DDS, a General Practice Dentistry practising at 1555 N Cline Ave in Griffith, Indiana. General Practice Dentistry is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Herb Yekel DDS has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Order and Referring Only
- I20160502002360DentistIN
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Herb Yekel DDS accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Herb Yekel DDS directly at (219) 838-0256.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1710074240 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
General Practice Dentistry is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (219) 838-0256.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Herb Yekel DDS is a Type-1 individual NPI.