DENVER CARES
NPI 1427200203
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility in Denver, CO

NPI Status: Active since October 11, 2008

Contact Information

1155 CHEROKEE ST
DENVER, CO
ZIP 80204
Phone: (303) 436-3500
Fax: (303) 436-3563

NPI Profile Information
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Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Organization
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
CLIA Number: 06D1031433
CLIA Cert. Type: Other - RESIDENTIAL DETOX
CLIA Exp. Date: 06-05-2027

About DENVER CARES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Denver Cares, a provider established in Denver, Colorado operating as a Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427200203 assigned on October 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 324500000X with license number #5269 (CO). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Ora Watson Cac 111 (Counselor Supervisor)

NPI: 1427200203
Provider Name: DENVER CARES
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1155 CHEROKEE ST DENVER, CO 80204
Location Phone: (303) 436-3500
Location Fax: (303) 436-3563
Mailing Address: 1155 CHEROKEE ST DENVER, CO 80204
Mailing Phone: (303) 436-3500
Mailing Fax: (303) 436-3563
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-11-2008
Last Update Date: 10-11-2008
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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: Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility
Taxonomy Code: 324500000X
Type: Residential Treatment Facilities
License No.: #5269
License State: CO
Taxonomy Description: A facility or distinct part of a facility that provides a 24 hr therapeutically planned living and rehabilitative intervention environment for the treatment of individuals with disorders in the abuse of drugs, alcohol, and other substances.

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: MS. ORA WATSON CAC 111
Authorized Official Title: COUNSELOR SUPERVISOR
Authorized Official Phone: (303) 436-3500

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: 06D1031433
Facility Type: Other - RESIDENTIAL DETOX
Certificate Effective Date: June 06, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: June 05, 2027
Laboratory Director: DR. CHRISTIAN THURSTONE
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Denver Cares 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 1427200203, 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 47. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 47 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 0

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 2 → 4 2 → 4 0 → 0 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 47

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

The next multiple of ten after 47 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 47 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1427200203.