LABORATORIO CLINICO JERICO
NPI 1861603631
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Cabo Rojo, PR

NPI Status: Active since May 24, 2007

Contact Information

30 CALLE SALVADOR BRAU
CABO ROJO, PR
ZIP 00623
Phone: (787) 851-1007
Fax: (787) 255-2680

NPI Profile Information
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Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Organization
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
CLIA Number: 40D0658032
CLIA Cert. Type: Independent
CLIA Exp. Date: 02-16-2028

About LABORATORIO CLINICO JERICO

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Laboratorio Clinico Jerico, a provider established in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861603631 assigned on May 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's other name is Laboratorio Clinico Jerico. The authorized official of this NPI record is Francis Mercado M.t. (Owner)

NPI: 1861603631
Provider Legal Name: JERICO MEDICAL & HEALTH CARE CENTER
Other Organization Name: LABORATORIO CLINICO JERICO
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 30 CALLE SALVADOR BRAU CABO ROJO, PR 00623
Location Phone: (787) 851-1007
Location Fax: (787) 255-2680
Mailing Address: 30 CALLE SALVADOR BRAU CABO ROJO, PR 00623
Mailing Phone: (787) 851-1007
Mailing Fax: (787) 255-2680
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 05-24-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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: Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
Taxonomy Code: 332B00000X
Type: Suppliers
License State: PR
Taxonomy Description: A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.

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: FRANCIS MERCADO M.T.
Authorized Official Title: OWNER
Authorized Official Phone: (787) 851-1007

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: 40D0658032
Facility Type: Independent
Certificate Effective Date: February 17, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date: February 16, 2028
Laboratory Director: FRANCIS MERCADO
Certificate Type: Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Laboratorio Clinico Jerico after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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 1861603631, 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 6 → 12 → 3 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 24 = 59

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

The next multiple of ten after 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 59 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1861603631.