REFUAH HEALTHCARE TEXAS INC
NPI 1174372569
General Practice in Houston, TX

NPI Status: Active since May 16, 2024

Contact Information

5850 SAN FELIPE ST STE 500
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77057
Phone: (310) 933-5688
Fax: (310) 616-5188

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
General Practice
CLIA Number: 45D2304163
CLIA Cert. Type: Independent
CLIA Exp. Date: 05-07-2028

About REFUAH HEALTHCARE TEXAS INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Refuah Healthcare Texas Inc, a primary care provider established in Houston, Texas operating as a General Practice. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174372569 assigned on May 2024. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208D00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated May 2026. Refuah Healthcare Texas Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Michael Farah (Managing Director)

NPI: 1174372569
Provider Name: REFUAH HEALTHCARE TEXAS INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 5850 SAN FELIPE ST STE 500 HOUSTON, TX 77057
Location Phone: (310) 933-5688
Location Fax: (310) 616-5188
Mailing Address: 15910 VENTURA BLVD STE 1701 ENCINO, CA 91436
Mailing Phone: (310) 616-5188
Mailing Fax: (310) 616-5188
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-16-2024
Last Update Date: 05-12-2026
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Refuah Healthcare Texas Inc 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 .

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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: General Practice
Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description: A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions. Source: National Uniform Claim Committee

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas 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: MICHAEL FARAH
Authorized Official Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (310) 879-7167

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: 45D2304163
Facility Type: Independent
Certificate Effective Date: May 08, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date: May 07, 2028
Laboratory Director: ZAZA U. ANTANELOV
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Refuah Healthcare Texas 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.

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 1174372569, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

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 7 → 14 → 5 3 → 6 2 → 4 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1174372569.