SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH CENTERS, INC
SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH CENTERS, INC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1518985944, based in Laredo, TX. The organization lists 2 taxonomy classifications, with Chiropractor recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 6826 SPRINGFIELD AVE. #102, Laredo, TX 78041. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5449 | TX | Chiropractor primary |
This provider holds licence 5449 issued in TX. 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 Chiropractor covers
A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 111N00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 2 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261QM1300X | Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center Multi-Specialty | — | — | |
| 111N00000X | Chiropractor | 5449 | TX | primary |
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 | 1518985944 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 17, 2006 |
| Last updated | Feb 16, 2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
6826 SPRINGFIELD AVE. #102 Laredo, TX 78041 (956) 722-9886 Fax (956) 722-1590 |
| Other names |
South Texas Chiropractic Professional Name |
| Other identifiers |
00189401
· Medicaid (TX) 1016277101 · Medicaid (TX) |
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 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
Sum = 76 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · 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.