COMFORT 1 HOSPICE, LLC
NPI 1861989998
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in South Bend, IN
NPI Status: Active since April 14, 2018
Contact Information
129 S DIXIE WAY STE B
SOUTH BEND, IN
ZIP 46637
Phone: (574) 387-4117
- Organization
- Internal Medicine
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- CLIA Number: 15D2150710
- CLIA Cert. Type: Hospice
- CLIA Exp. Date: 07-01-2026
About COMFORT 1 HOSPICE, LLC
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Comfort 1 Hospice, Llc, an internist established in South Bend, Indiana operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in hospice and palliative medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861989998 assigned on April 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RH0002X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Paul Chimutu (Administrator)
- NPI
- 1861989998
- Provider Name
- COMFORT 1 HOSPICE, LLC
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 129 S DIXIE WAY STE B SOUTH BEND, IN 46637
- Location Phone
- (574) 387-4117
- Mailing Address
- 129 S DIXIE WAY STE B SOUTH BEND, IN 46637
- Mailing Phone
- (574) 387-4117
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-14-2018
- Last Update Date
- 04-14-2018
- Code Navigator
An internist like Comfort 1 Hospice, Llc is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, 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
Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207RH0002X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
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
- 15D2150710
- Facility Type
- Hospice
- Certificate Effective Date
- July 02, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- July 01, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- PAUL J. CHIMUTU
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Comfort 1 Hospice, Llc 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 1861989998, we treat the final digit (8) 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 82. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (90 - 82 = 8).
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 82 is 90. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1861989998, enumerated as an "organization" on April 14, 2018.
The provider is located at 129 S DIXIE WAY STE B SOUTH BEND, IN 46637 and the phone number is (574) 387-4117.
Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RH0002X and a focus in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
