Dr. Melvin Polkow MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1972677169 is registered to Dr. Melvin Polkow MD, a Pulmonary Disease Physician practising at 211 Essex St in Hackensack, New Jersey. Pulmonary Disease Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Melvin Polkow MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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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
- 0999407NJ
Source: NPPES public registry.
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. Melvin Polkow MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Melvin Polkow MD directly at (201) 498-1311.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1972677169 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Pulmonary Disease Physician 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 (201) 498-1311.
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. Melvin Polkow MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.