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The Guidance Center
NPI 1720686173 · Community/Behavioral Health Agency · Long Beach, CA
The Guidance Center is a Community/Behavioral Health Agency organization in Long Beach, CA (NPI 1720686173).
Provider details
- NPI number
- 1720686173
- Entity type
- Organization
- Primary specialty
- Community/Behavioral Health AgencyAgencies
- Parent organization
- The Guidance Center
- Organization subpart
- Yes
- Authorized official
- Patricia Costales, Chief Executive Officer(562) 485-2271
Specialties & taxonomies
Agencies
Profile Score
Established profile(63/100 index)
A profile completeness & documented-activity index — NOT a quality, outcomes, or patient-satisfaction rating.
- Registry tenure38% of score
5 yrs in NPPES registry
- Profile completeness38% of score
100% of core fields populated
- Practice footprint23% of score
1 documented practice location
Signals a provider has no public data for (e.g. Medicare claims) are left out of the score entirely — never counted as zero — so providers without that data are not penalized. See the full formula and weights in our methodology.
Practice location
1545 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90813-1923
Phone: (562) 595-1159
Fax: (562) 216-2337
Street-level locationGet directions
Mailing address
1301 Pine Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813-3124
Other names (DBA / former)
- Other name
- The Guidance Center-Sb24
- Other name
- The Guidance Center-Sb24
Registry dates
- Enumerated
- 2020-10-16
- Last updated
- 2025-02-04
- Certified
- 2025-02-04
Frequently asked questions
- What is The Guidance Center's NPI number?
- The Guidance Center's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720686173, a unique 10-digit ID issued by CMS for use in standard healthcare transactions.
- What type of organization is The Guidance Center?
- The Guidance Center is classified in the NPPES registry as Community/Behavioral Health Agency (Agencies).
- Where is The Guidance Center located?
- The Guidance Center's practice location on file with NPPES is 1545 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90813-1923.
- What is The Guidance Center's phone number?
- The practice phone number listed in the NPPES registry for The Guidance Center is (562) 595-1159.
- Who is the authorized official for The Guidance Center?
- The authorized official listed on The Guidance Center's NPPES record is Patricia Costales, Chief Executive Officer. The authorized official registers and maintains the organization's NPI and is not necessarily its owner.
- Is The Guidance Center's NPI active?
- Yes — The Guidance Center's NPI (1720686173) is active in the NPPES registry as of the last update on 2025-02-04.
Source: CMS NPPES Data Dissemination (June 2026). NPI Central is not affiliated with CMS. Data is provided as-is from the public registry.