WHISPERING PALMS
NPI 1649262411
Residential Treatment Facility, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Brownsville, TX

NPI Status: Active since August 18, 2005

Contact Information

1415 W WASHINGTON ST
BROWNSVILLE, TX
ZIP 78520
Phone: (956) 546-3711
Fax: (956) 546-3799

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  • Residential Treatment Facility, Intellec...
  • CLIA Number: 45D0881857
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-23-2026

About WHISPERING PALMS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Whispering Palms, a provider established in Brownsville, Texas operating as a Residential Treatment Facility, Intellectual And/or Developmental Disabilities. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649262411 assigned on August 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 320600000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Whispering Palms. The authorized official of this NPI record is Michael Jay Bumpass Lnha (Secretary)

NPI
1649262411
Provider Legal Name
ASPEN LIVING CENTERS INC
Other Organization Name
WHISPERING PALMS
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1415 W WASHINGTON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Location Phone
(956) 546-3711
Location Fax
(956) 546-3799
Mailing Address
1415 W WASHINGTON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520
Mailing Phone
(956) 546-3711
Mailing Fax
(956) 546-3799
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-18-2005
Last Update Date
01-21-2008
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Residential Treatment Facility, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities

Taxonomy Code
320600000X
Type
Residential Treatment Facilities
Taxonomy Description
A residential facility that provides habilitation services and other care and treatment to adults or children diagnosed with developmental and intellectual disabilities and are not able to live independently.

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 JAY BUMPASS LNHA

Authorized Official Title
SECRETARY
Authorized Official Phone
(254) 716-3616

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
45D0881857
Facility Type
Skilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility
Certificate Effective Date
January 24, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
January 23, 2026
Laboratory Director
SAM G. DEPALERMO
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Whispering Palms 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 1649262411, we treat the final digit (1) 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 1).

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
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 6
6
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
1
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 4 → 8 2 → 4 2 → 4 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1649262411.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Intermediate Care Facility, Intellectual Disabilities
1415 W WASHINGTON ST
BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1649262411, enumerated as an "organization" on August 18, 2005.

The provider is located at 1415 W WASHINGTON ST BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 and the phone number is (956) 546-3711.

Residential Treatment Facility, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities with taxonomy code 320600000X.