A CARING HEART NURSING SERVICES LLC
NPI 1205524188
Foster Care Agency in Holyoke, MA

NPI Status: Active since April 27, 2023

Contact Information

306 RACE ST FL 2
HOLYOKE, MA
ZIP 01040
Phone: (413) 455-3405
Fax: (413) 455-3976

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  • Organization
  • Foster Care Agency
  • CLIA Number: 22D2098633
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Home Health Agency
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 07-09-2027

About A CARING HEART NURSING SERVICES LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for A Caring Heart Nursing Services Llc, a provider established in Holyoke, Massachusetts operating as a Foster Care Agency. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205524188 assigned on April 2023. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 253J00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Michelle A Shilasi Rn (Administrator)

NPI
1205524188
Provider Name
A CARING HEART NURSING SERVICES LLC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
306 RACE ST FL 2 HOLYOKE, MA 01040
Location Phone
(413) 455-3405
Location Fax
(413) 455-3976
Mailing Address
306 RACE ST FL 2 HOLYOKE, MA 01040
Mailing Phone
(413) 455-3405
Mailing Fax
(413) 455-3976
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-27-2023
Last Update Date
04-27-2023
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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

Foster Care Agency

Taxonomy Code
253J00000X
Type
Agencies
Taxonomy Description
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.

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

MICHELLE A SHILASI RN

Authorized Official Title
ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone
(413) 455-3405

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
22D2098633
Facility Type
Home Health Agency
Certificate Effective Date
July 10, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
July 09, 2027
Laboratory Director
MICHELLE SHILASI
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to A Caring Heart Nursing Services Llc 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 1205524188, we treat the final digit (8) 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 52. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 52 = 8).

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
2
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
5
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
8
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 0 → 0 5 → 10 → 1 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 52

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

The next multiple of ten after 52 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 52 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1205524188.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Home Health
306 RACE ST FL 2
HOLYOKE, MA 01040
Home Health
306 RACE ST FL 2
HOLYOKE, MA 01040

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1205524188, enumerated as an "organization" on April 27, 2023.

The provider is located at 306 RACE ST FL 2 HOLYOKE, MA 01040 and the phone number is (413) 455-3405.

Foster Care Agency with taxonomy code 253J00000X.