LAFRONTERA CENTER INC.
NPI 1073614905
Psychiatric Unit in Tucson, AZ

NPI Status: Active since September 25, 2006

Contact Information

1601 E APACHE PARK PL
TUCSON, AZ
ZIP 85714
Phone: (520) 746-0260
Fax: (520) 295-0834

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  • Organization
  • Psychiatric Unit
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 03D2101405
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Other - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATI
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 08-31-2027

About LAFRONTERA CENTER INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lafrontera Center Inc., a provider established in Tucson, Arizona operating as a Psychiatric Unit. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1073614905 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 273R00000X with license number IFBH6469 (AZ). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Kathy Wells (Vp/coo)

NPI
1073614905
Provider Name
LAFRONTERA CENTER INC.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1601 E APACHE PARK PL TUCSON, AZ 85714
Location Phone
(520) 746-0260
Location Fax
(520) 295-0834
Mailing Address
504 W 29TH ST TUCSON, AZ 85713
Mailing Phone
(520) 838-5600
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-25-2006
Last Update Date
07-12-2024
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Psychiatric Unit

Taxonomy Code
273R00000X
Type
Hospital Units
License No.
IFBH6469
License State
AZ
Taxonomy Description
In general, a distinct unit of a hospital that provides acute or long-term care to emotionally disturbed patients, including patients admitted for diagnosis and those admitted for treatment of psychiatric problems on the basis of physicians' orders and approved nursing care plans. Long-term care may include intensive supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital admitting only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, whose treatment is of an intensity that can be provided only in an inpatient hospital setting, and whose condition is described by a psychiatric principal diagnosis contained in the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or in Chapter 5 (Mental Disorders) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). The unit must furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, psychological services, social work services, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The unit must maintain medical records that permit determination of the degree and intensity of treatment provided to individuals who are furnished services in the unit; the unit must meet special staff requirements in that the unit must have adequate numbers of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate inpatients, formulate written, individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, provide active treatment measures and engage in discharge planning.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Bronze Complete 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Bronze Complete+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Bronze Elite 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Bronze Elite+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Bronze Standard - HMO
  • Catastrophic Standard - HMO
  • Gold Complete 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Gold Complete+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Gold Elite 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Gold Elite+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Gold Standard - HMO
  • Silver Complete 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Silver Complete+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care, $0 Core Rx - HMO
  • Silver Elite 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Silver Elite+Dental 4 $0 Tier-1 PCP Visits, $0 Antidote 24/7 Virtual PCP/Urg/Chronic Care/Referred Labs, $0 Advanced Rx - HMO
  • Silver Standard - HMO

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

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

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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

MS. KATHY WELLS

Authorized Official Title
VP/COO
Authorized Official Phone
(520) 838-5501

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
IFBH6469OTHER (01)AZBH LICENSE
589806MEDICAID (05)AZ 

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
03D2101405
Facility Type
Other - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OUTPATI
Certificate Effective Date
September 01, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
August 31, 2027
Laboratory Director
WEN CAI
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Lafrontera Center Inc. 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 1073614905, we treat the final digit (5) 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 55. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 55 = 5).

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
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
9
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
5
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 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 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 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 0 + 24 = 55

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

The next multiple of ten after 55 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 55 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1073614905.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 3 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Psychiatry & Neurology (Addiction Medicine)
1601 E APACHE PARK PL
TUCSON, AZ 85714
Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
1601 E APACHE PARK PL
TUCSON, AZ 85714
Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric/Mental Health)
1601 E APACHE PARK PL
TUCSON, AZ 85714

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1073614905, enumerated as an "organization" on September 25, 2006.

The provider is located at 1601 E APACHE PARK PL TUCSON, AZ 85714 and the phone number is (520) 746-0260.

Psychiatric Unit with taxonomy code 273R00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Antidote Health Plan of Arizona, Inc., Medicare. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.