ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
NPI 1689937856
Skilled Nursing Facility in Towson, MD
NPI Status: Active since June 21, 2012
Contact Information
724 YORK RD STE 2C
TOWSON, MD
ZIP 21204
Phone: (410) 769-8094
Fax: (410) 760-8092
- Organization
- Skilled Nursing Facility
About ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Alternative Healthcare Services, Inc., a provider established in Towson, Maryland operating as a Skilled Nursing Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689937856 assigned on June 2012. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 314000000X with license number R1015 (MD). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mrs. Pacita Regalado Ansari Bs Msn (President)
- NPI
- 1689937856
- Provider Name
- ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC.
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 724 YORK RD STE 2C TOWSON, MD 21204
- Location Phone
- (410) 769-8094
- Location Fax
- (410) 760-8092
- Mailing Address
- 724 YORK RD STE 2C TOWSON, MD 21204
- Mailing Phone
- (410) 769-8094
- Mailing Fax
- (410) 760-8092
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 06-21-2012
- Last Update Date
- 06-21-2012
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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
Skilled Nursing Facility
- Taxonomy Code
- 314000000X
- Type
- Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
- License No.
- R1015
- License State
- MD
- Taxonomy Description
- (1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 343900000X | Transportation Services | Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN) | 84498 (MD) |
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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 1689937856, 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 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.
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 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1689937856, enumerated as an "organization" on June 21, 2012.
The provider is located at 724 YORK RD STE 2C TOWSON, MD 21204 and the phone number is (410) 769-8094.
Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.
