CITY OF PORTLAND
NPI 1689799504
Clinic/Center - Public Health, State or Local in Portland, ME

NPI Status: Active since March 20, 2007

Contact Information

39 FOREST AVE
PORTLAND, ME
ZIP 04101
Phone: (207) 874-8446

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  • Organization
  • Clinic/Center
  • Public Health, State or Local
  • CLIA Number: 20D2196935
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Public Health Laboratories
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-20-2026

About CITY OF PORTLAND

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for City Of Portland, a primary care provider established in Portland, Maine operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in public health, state or local . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689799504 assigned on March 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QP0905X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Alferdo Eduardo Vergara Phd. (Director, Public Health Division)

NPI
1689799504
Provider Name
CITY OF PORTLAND
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
39 FOREST AVE PORTLAND, ME 04101
Location Phone
(207) 874-8446
Mailing Address
39 FOREST AVE PORTLAND, ME 04101
Mailing Phone
(207) 874-8446
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
03-20-2007
Last Update Date
07-11-2024
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A primary care provider (PCP) like City Of Portland sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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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

Clinic/Center Public Health, State or Local

Taxonomy Code
261QP0905X
Type
Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1261QF0400XAmbulatory Health Care Facilities

Clinic/Center
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

H80CS00005-04-00 (ME)

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

ALFERDO EDUARDO VERGARA PHD.

Authorized Official Title
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION
Authorized Official Phone
(207) 874-8446

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
20D2196935
Facility Type
Public Health Laboratories
Certificate Effective Date
October 21, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
October 20, 2026
Laboratory Director
MRS. M ISABELLA BORRERO
Certificate Type
Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to City Of Portland in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate 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 1689799504, we treat the final digit (4) 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 76. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 76 = 4).

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
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
5
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
4
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 8 → 16 → 7 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 24 = 76

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

The next multiple of ten after 76 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 76 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1689799504.

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39 FOREST AVE
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Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1689799504, enumerated as an "organization" on March 20, 2007.

The provider is located at 39 FOREST AVE PORTLAND, ME 04101 and the phone number is (207) 874-8446.

Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QP0905X and a focus in Public Health, State or Local.