THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
NPI 1215353826
Clinical Medical Laboratory in San Antonio, TX

NPI Status: Active since March 07, 2014

Contact Information

601 N FRIO ST BLDG 2
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ZIP 78207
Phone: (210) 246-1373
Fax: (210) 731-9661

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Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Organization
Clinical Medical Laboratory
CLIA Number: 45D1005316
CLIA Cert. Type: Intermediate Care Facility for Mentally Retarded
CLIA Exp. Date: 10-17-2026

About THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for The Center For Health Care Services, a provider established in San Antonio, Texas operating as a Clinical Medical Laboratory. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215353826 assigned on March 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 291U00000X with license number 45D1076723 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The provider's is doing business as The Center For Health Care Services. The authorized official of this NPI record is Eugene Garcia (Credentialing Supervisor)

NPI: 1215353826
Provider Legal Name: BEXAR COUNTY BOARD OF TRUSTESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATIO
Other Organization Name: THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 601 N FRIO ST BLDG 2 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207
Location Phone: (210) 246-1373
Location Fax: (210) 731-9661
Mailing Address: 6800 PARK TEN BLVD STE 200S SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213
Mailing Phone: (210) 261-1000
Mailing Fax: (210) 731-9661
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 03-07-2014
Last Update Date: 05-26-2023
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Establishments like The Center For Health Care Services are healthcare facilities that may perform a wide range of laboratory procedures, assisted by doctors and medical technologists. Laboratories can be categorized according to their function as common diagnostic labs or specialty labs that conduct specialized or confirmatory tests. Different clinical laboratories could specialize in clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, serology, clinical microscopy, cytopathology, molecular biology, or public health. Please inquire directly with this provider to confirm their test menu.

Clinical labs in the U.S. that perform human testing are regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program. The purpose of the CLIA program is to guarantee the quality of laboratory testing. This provider has a CLIA number assigned, and undergoes regular inspections to ensure compliance and quality.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification: Clinical Medical Laboratory
Taxonomy Code: 291U00000X
Type: Laboratories
License No.: 45D1076723
License State: TX
Taxonomy Description: (1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.

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: EUGENE GARCIA
Authorized Official Title: CREDENTIALING SUPERVISOR
Authorized Official Phone: (210) 261-1072

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: 45D1005316
Facility Type: Intermediate Care Facility for Mentally Retarded
Certificate Effective Date: October 18, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: October 17, 2026
Laboratory Director: VIVIAN LUCAS
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to The Center For Health Care Services 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 1215353826, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).

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 → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 1 → 2 3 → 6 3 → 6 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 64

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

The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 64 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1215353826.