FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC
NPI 1093096844
Community/Behavioral Health in Asheville, NC

NPI Status: Active since September 07, 2011

Contact Information

50 WESTGATE PKWY
ASHEVILLE, NC
ZIP 28806
Phone: (828) 225-3100

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Community/Behavioral Health

About FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Family Preservation Services Of North Carolina, Llc, a provider established in Asheville, North Carolina operating as a Community/behavioral Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1093096844 assigned on September 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251S00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated March 2026. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Melissa Kay Hedden (Contract Manager)

NPI: 1093096844
Provider Legal Name: FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type: (6)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 50 WESTGATE PKWY ASHEVILLE, NC 28806
Location Phone: (828) 225-3100
Mailing Address: PO BOX 759194 BALTIMORE, MD 21275
Mailing Phone: (704) 344-0491
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-07-2011
Last Update Date: 03-25-2026
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Secondary Locations

1100 Ridgefield Blvd Ste 170
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 670-7723

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: Community/Behavioral Health
Taxonomy Code: 251S00000X
Type: Agencies
Taxonomy Description: A private or public agency usually under local government jurisdiction, responsible for assuring the delivery of community based mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse and/or behavioral health services to individuals with those disabilities. Services may range from companion care, respite, transportation, community integration, crisis intervention and stabilization, supported employment, day support, prevocational services, residential support, therapeutic and supportive consultation, environmental modifications, intensive in-home therapy and day treatment, in addition to traditional mental health and behavioral treatment.

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: MELISSA KAY HEDDEN
Authorized Official Title: CONTRACT MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (828) 287-7945

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 1093096844, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 8 + 24 = 66

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

The next multiple of ten after 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 66 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1093096844.