SOUTH- WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC
NPI 1023675873
Clinic/Center - Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) in Bridgeport, CT

NPI Status: Active since May 28, 2019

Contact Information

1046 FAIRFIELD AVE
BRIDGEPORT, CT
ZIP 06605
Phone: (203) 330-6000
Fax: (203) 331-4716

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Organization
Clinic/Center
Mental Health (Including Community Menta...
CLIA Number: 07D0959909
CLIA Cert. Type: Federally Qualified Health Center
CLIA Exp. Date: 08-12-2026

About SOUTH- WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for South- West Community Health Center, Inc, a provider established in Bridgeport, Connecticut operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in mental health (including community mental health center) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1023675873 assigned on May 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QM0801X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mollie L Melbourne (President/ Ceo)

NPI: 1023675873
Provider Name: SOUTH- WEST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1046 FAIRFIELD AVE BRIDGEPORT, CT 06605
Location Phone: (203) 330-6000
Location Fax: (203) 331-4716
Mailing Address: 46 ALBION ST BRIDGEPORT, CT 06605
Mailing Phone: (203) 330-6000
Mailing Fax: (203) 331-4716
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-28-2019
Last Update Date: 12-12-2024
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification: Clinic/Center Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center)
Taxonomy Code: 261QM0801X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: MOLLIE L MELBOURNE
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT/ CEO
Authorized Official Phone: (203) 330-6000

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
004236148	MEDICAID (05)	CT

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 07D0959909
Facility Type: Federally Qualified Health Center
Certificate Effective Date: August 13, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: August 12, 2026
Laboratory Director: DARA RICHARDS
Certificate Type: Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to South- West Community Health Center, Inc in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1023675873, we treat the final digit (3) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 57. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 57 = 3).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 57

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 57 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 57 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1023675873.