UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
NPI 1093023277
Clinic/Center - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Los Angeles, CA
NPI Status: Active since September 21, 2010
Contact Information
1005 E WASHINGTON BLVD
SUITE A
LOS ANGELES, CA
ZIP 90021
Phone: (213) 745-3636
- Organization
- Clinic/Center
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- CLIA Number: 05D2018239
- CLIA Cert. Type: Federally Qualified Health Center
- CLIA Exp. Date: 12-28-2026
About UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Universal Community Health Center, a primary care provider established in Los Angeles, California operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in federally qualified health center (fqhc) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1093023277 assigned on September 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QF0400X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Edgar Alexander Chavez Md (Ceo)
- NPI
- 1093023277
- Provider Name
- UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1005 E WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE A LOS ANGELES, CA 90021
- Location Phone
- (213) 745-3636
- Mailing Address
- 1005 E WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE A LOS ANGELES, CA 90021
- Mailing Phone
- (323) 233-3100
- Mailing Fax
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 09-21-2010
- Last Update Date
- 09-18-2019
- Code Navigator
A primary care provider (PCP) like Universal Community Health Center sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .
Location Map
Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
- Classification
Clinic/Center Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Taxonomy Code
- 261QF0400X
- Type
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207Q00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Family Medicine | (CA) |
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.
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
- 05D2018239
- Facility Type
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- Certificate Effective Date
- December 29, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- December 28, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- DR. EDGAR A. CHAVEZ
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Universal Community Health Center 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 1093023277, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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The following 7 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1093023277, enumerated as an "organization" on September 21, 2010.
The provider is located at 1005 E WASHINGTON BLVD SUITE A LOS ANGELES, CA 90021 and the phone number is (213) 745-3636.
Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QF0400X and a focus in Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
