VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE
NPI 1295843753
General Acute Care Hospital in Brownsville, TX
NPI Status: Active since August 26, 2006
Contact Information
1040 W JEFFERSON ST
BROWNSVILLE, TX
ZIP 78520
Phone: (956) 544-1400
Fax: (956) 541-0747
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Accepts Insurance
- CLIA Number: 45D0503473
- CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
- CLIA Exp. Date: 08-16-2027
About VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville, a provider established in Brownsville, Texas operating as a General Acute Care Hospital. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1295843753 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number 000314 (TX). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Leslie Bingham (Sr. Vice President And Ceo)
- NPI
- 1295843753
- Provider Name
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER - BROWNSVILLE
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1040 W JEFFERSON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
- Location Phone
- (956) 544-1400
- Location Fax
- (956) 541-0747
- Mailing Address
- 1040 W JEFFERSON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
- Mailing Phone
- (956) 698-5400
- Mailing Fax
- (956) 541-0747
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 08-26-2006
- Last Update Date
- 08-17-2018
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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 Acute Care Hospital
- Taxonomy Code
- 282N00000X
- Type
- Hospitals
- License No.
- 000314
- License State
- TX
- Taxonomy Description
- An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 204 - HMO
- Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 301 - HMO
- Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? Standard - HMO
- Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 206 - HMO
- Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 603 - HMO
- Blue Advantage Gold HMO? Standard - HMO
- Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 303 - POS
- Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 305 - POS
- Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? Standard - POS
- Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 203 - POS
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Essential ($0 Virtual Urgent Care) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Standard - HMO
- UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision) - HMO
- UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $8 Tier 2 Rx) - HMO
- UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $8 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision) - HMO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $8 Tier 2 Rx) - HMO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $8 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision) - HMO
- UHC Gold Standard - HMO
- UHC Sanitas Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care) - HMO
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | TTC PPO |
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | HUMANA |
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | VETERANS AFFAIRS |
| 99111423 | MEDICAID (05) | WI | |
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | CHAMPVA |
| =========0001 | MEDICAID (05) | IL | |
| HH0017 | OTHER (01) | TX | BC-BS OF TX |
| 1652414-01 | MEDICAID (05) | TX | |
| 913179500 | MEDICAID (05) | FL | |
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | UNICARE |
| 102626101 | OTHER (01) | TX | ALL VHP (VAM,VCC,TRS VHP) |
| 165241401 | OTHER (01) | TX | CHIP SUPERIOR |
| 602222000 | OTHER (01) | TX | US DEPT LABOR WC |
| 450028 | OTHER (01) | TX | TWCC WORKERS COMP |
| 450028B000000 | OTHER (01) | TX | SECTION 1011 FED PROG |
| ========= | OTHER (01) | TX | HSPC PPO |
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
- 45D0503473
- Facility Type
- Hospital
- Certificate Effective Date
- August 17, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- August 16, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. LUIS M. GARCIA
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Accreditation
- Certificate Type Description
- This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Valley Baptist Medical Center - Brownsville on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.
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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 1295843753, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).
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 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1295843753, enumerated as an "organization" on August 26, 2006.
The provider is located at 1040 W JEFFERSON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 and the phone number is (956) 544-1400.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas,. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
