FORTE HEALTH SERVICES – NPI #1134307515
Home Health
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.
FORTE HEALTH SERVICES is a home health agency located in SAN ANTONIO, TX. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1134307515 to FORTE HEALTH SERVICES on February 07, 2008. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. Since the name “FORTE HEALTH SERVICES” is a dba name, the actual legal business name for this organization is RIO VALLEY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 251E00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Home Health.
The NPI profile was previously updated about 8 years ago on Aug 13, 2018. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for FORTE HEALTH SERVICES below.
NPI Profile for
RIO VALLEY HEALTHCARE SERVICES, LLC
(more than 18 years ago)
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228 Phone: (210) 590-8886 Fax: (210) 590-8887
STE 225
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228-1314 Phone: (210) 590-8886 Fax: (210) 590-8887
OWNER
Phone: (210) 590-8886
Identifiers for FORTE HEALTH SERVICES
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| Description | Issuer | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAID | TX | 2176414-01 |
A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.
| Taxonomy Classification / Specialization | State | License |
|---|---|---|
| 251E00000X - Home Health (Primary) |
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| 253Z00000X - In Home Supportive Care |
The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.