UNIVERSAL HOME CARE AGENCY OF NY
UNIVERSAL HOME CARE AGENCY OF NY is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1003341991, based in Bronx, NY. It is classified under Home Health Agency.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Bronx, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 19, 2026. Parking is available about 630 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 178 ft away, served by Morris Avenue & East 138th Street. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.33 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit East 138th Street & Lincoln Avenue 92 ft ~1 min
Transit East 138th Street & Lincoln Avenue 133 ft ~1 min
Transit Morris Avenue & East 138th Street 178 ft ~1 min
Parking 382 ft ~2 min
Hotel Comfort Inn & Suites 589 ft ~3 min
Parking 591 ft ~3 min
Parking 630 ft ~3 min
Grocery Western Beef 683 ft ~3 min
301 Morris Avenue, Bronx 10451
Mo-Sa 07:00-22:00; Su 06:30-21:00
Restaurant Dunkin' 929 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Gio's Pizza 978 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Maisonetta 1,006 ft ~4 min
143 Lincoln Avenue, Bronx 10454
Tu-Su 12:00-22:00
Convenience Lara Grocery 0.20 mi ~5 min
Coffee 787 Coffee 0.21 mi ~5 min
Convenience Tello Grocery 0.22 mi ~5 min
Gas station BP 0.23 mi ~5 min
Coffee Kofee 0.26 mi ~6 min
Gas station BP 0.31 mi ~7 min
Grocery Pioneer 0.31 mi ~7 min
Coffee Mottley Kitchen 0.33 mi ~7 min
402 East 140th Street, 10454
Convenience 182 Willis Deli & Grocery 0.33 mi ~7 min
Hotel Holiday Inn Express 0.49 mi ~10 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 1615L001 | NY | Home Health Agency primary |
This provider holds licence 1615L001 issued in NY. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Home Health covers
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 251E00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1003341991 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Last updated | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
256 E 138TH ST Bronx, NY 10451 (718) 924-6881 Fax (718) 215-9064 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
Sum = 59 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.