HELPING HAND CENTER INC.
HELPING HAND CENTER INC. is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1053501684, based in Bridgeport, CT. It is classified under Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic/Center.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1124 IRANISTAN AVENUE HELPING HAND CENTER, Bridgeport, CT 06605. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 6549042-000 | CT | Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation… primary |
This provider holds licence 6549042-000 issued in CT. 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 Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 261QR0405X
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 | 1053501684 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Last updated | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
1124 IRANISTAN AVENUE HELPING HAND CENTER Bridgeport, CT 06605 (203) 336-4745 Fax (203) 368-4785 |
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 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Sum = 46 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
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.