HOUSTON PATIENT ADVOCACY
NPI 1053789107
Health Educator in Bellaire, TX

NPI Status: Active since September 07, 2015

Contact Information

6800 WEST LOOP S STE 460
BELLAIRE, TX
ZIP 77401
Phone: (281) 888-2406
Fax: (832) 200-3683

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  • Organization
  • Health Educator
  • CLIA Number: 45D2022227
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 03-28-2027

About HOUSTON PATIENT ADVOCACY

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Houston Patient Advocacy, a provider established in Bellaire, Texas operating as a Health Educator. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1053789107 assigned on September 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 174H00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 11 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Houston Patient Advocacy. The authorized official of this NPI record is Vic Rajan M.d. (President)

NPI
1053789107
Provider Legal Name
HOUSTON PATIENT ADVOCACY, LLC
Other Organization Name
HOUSTON PATIENT ADVOCACY
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
6800 WEST LOOP S STE 460 BELLAIRE, TX 77401
Location Phone
(281) 888-2406
Location Fax
(832) 200-3683
Mailing Address
6800 WEST LOOP S STE 460 BELLAIRE, TX 77401
Mailing Phone
(281) 888-2406
Mailing Fax
(832) 200-3683
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-07-2015
Last Update Date
09-07-2015
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Health Educator

Taxonomy Code
174H00000X
Type
Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Description
Health educators work in a variety of settings providing education to individuals or groups of individuals on healthy behaviors, wellness, and health-related topics with the goal of preventing diseases and health problems. Health educators generally require a bachelor's degree and may receive additional training, such as through mentoring, internships, or volunteer work.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1171M00000XOther Service Providers

Case Manager/Care Coordinator

 

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

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

VIC RAJAN M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT
Authorized Official Phone
(832) 447-0989

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
45D2022227
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
March 29, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
March 28, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. ASIF CHAUDHRY
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Houston Patient Advocacy to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1053789107, we treat the final digit (7) 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 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 7).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
7
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 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 53

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

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1053789107.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Internal Medicine
6800 WEST LOOP S STE 460
BELLAIRE, TX 77401

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1053789107, enumerated as an "organization" on September 07, 2015.

The provider is located at 6800 WEST LOOP S STE 460 BELLAIRE, TX 77401 and the phone number is (281) 888-2406.

Health Educator with taxonomy code 174H00000X.