COMMUNICARE HEALTH CENTERS
NPI 1851843619
Clinic/Center - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Antonio, TX

NPI Status: Active since October 27, 2016

Contact Information

4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX
ZIP 78229
Phone: (210) 233-7000

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  • Organization
  • Clinic/Center
  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • CLIA Number: 45D2123803
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-02-2027

About COMMUNICARE HEALTH CENTERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Communicare Health Centers, a primary care provider established in San Antonio, Texas operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in federally qualified health center (fqhc) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1851843619 assigned on October 2016. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QF0400X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Communicare Health Centers. The authorized official of this NPI record is Hung-vy M Nguyen (Ceo)

NPI
1851843619
Provider Legal Name
BARRIO COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER,INC.
Other Organization Name
COMMUNICARE HEALTH CENTERS
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Location Phone
(210) 233-7000
Mailing Address
3066 E COMMERCE ST SAN ANTONIO, TX 78220
Mailing Phone
(210) 233-7000
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
10-27-2016
Last Update Date
01-16-2023
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Communicare Health Centers 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 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Taxonomy Code
261QF0400X
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)
1261QM1300XAmbulatory Health Care Facilities

Clinic/Center
Multi-Specialty

 

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

HUNG-VY M NGUYEN

Authorized Official Title
CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(210) 233-7070

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
45D2123803
Facility Type
Community Clinic
Certificate Effective Date
January 03, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
January 02, 2027
Laboratory Director
CARO CHINCANCHAN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Communicare Health Centers 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 1851843619, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
9
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 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1851843619.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 9 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner (Family)
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Physician Assistant (Medical)
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology)
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Internal Medicine
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1851843619, enumerated as an "organization" on October 27, 2016.

The provider is located at 4751 HAMILTON WOLFE RD STE 200 SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229 and the phone number is (210) 233-7000.

Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QF0400X and a focus in Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).