VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CHATTANOOGA, PLLC
NPI 1205208352
Radiology - Vascular & Interventional Radiology in Chattanooga, TN

NPI Status: Active since October 28, 2015

Contact Information

2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100
CHATTANOOGA, TN
ZIP 37421
Phone: (423) 602-2750
Fax: (423) 602-2762

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Radiology
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 44D2185712
CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
CLIA Exp. Date: 06-07-2028

About VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CHATTANOOGA, PLLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc, a provider established in Chattanooga, Tennessee operating as a Radiology, focusing in vascular & interventional radiology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1205208352 assigned on October 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2085R0204X with license number MD37354 (TN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Christopher J Lesar M.d. (Organizer)

NPI: 1205208352
Provider Name: VASCULAR INSTITUTE OF CHATTANOOGA, PLLC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
Location Phone: (423) 602-2750
Location Fax: (423) 602-2762
Mailing Address: 2358 LIFESTYLE WAY STE 100 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
Mailing Phone: (423) 602-2750
Mailing Fax: (423) 602-2762
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 10-28-2015
Last Update Date: 07-23-2024
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Secondary Locations

4622 Battlefield Pkwy
Ringgold, GA 30736
(423) 602-2750
7693 Rhea County Hwy Ste 9
Dayton, TN 37321
(423) 602-2750
980 Highway 28 Ste 101A
Jasper, TN 37347
(423) 602-2750
4312 Holiday Inn Express Way NW Ste 105
Cleveland, TN 37312
(423) 602-2750

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Radiology Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Taxonomy Code: 2085R0204X
Type: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.: MD37354
License State: TN
Taxonomy Description: A radiologist who diagnoses and treats diseases by various radiologic imaging modalities. These include fluoroscopy, digital radiography, computed tomography, sonography and magnetic resonance imaging.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

Alliant Health Plans, Inc.

SoloCare Bronze EPO $8500 DED HSA 10004 - EPO
SoloCare Exp Bronze EPO $9500 DED 10015 - EPO
SoloCare Gold EPO $1500 DED 10010 - EPO
SoloCare Silver EPO $5000 DED 10014 - EPO
SoloCare Silver EPO $6500 DED 10013 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Exp Bronze EPO $7500 DED 10008 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Gold EPO $2000 DED 10006 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Platinum EPO $0 DED 10005 - EPO
SoloCare Standard Silver EPO $6000 DED 10007 - EPO

Ambetter from Absolute Total Care

Elite Bronze - HMO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Focused Silver - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
Standard Gold - HMO
Standard Silver - HMO
Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness

Choice Bronze HSA (QualChoice) - POS
Complete Gold - PPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Connected Silver - PPO
Connected Silver (QualChoice) - POS
Connected Silver (QualChoice) + Vision + Adult Dental - POS
Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) - PPO
Connected Silver (QualChoiceLife) + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Connected Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - PPO
Elite Bronze - PPO

Ambetter from Home State Health

Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Complete Silver - EPO
Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Ambetter from Magnolia Health

Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Gold - HMO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

Ambetter Health

Clarity Silver - HMO
Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Bronze - HMO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Bronze - HMO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Everyday Gold - HMO

Ambetter of Alabama

Complete Gold - EPO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Gold - EPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

Ambetter of North Carolina

Clear Silver with $0 Insulin Options - HMO
Complete Gold - HMO
Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Complete Gold with Atrium Health - HMO
Complete Gold with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Bronze - HMO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Elite Bronze with Atrium Health - HMO
Elite Bronze with Atrium Health + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
Enhanced Asthma/COPD Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - HMO

Ambetter of Tennessee

Elite Bronze - EPO
Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Elite Gold - EPO
Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Bronze - EPO
Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
Everyday Gold - EPO
Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: DR. CHRISTOPHER J LESAR M.D.
Authorized Official Title: ORGANIZER
Authorized Official Phone: (423) 602-2750

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 44D2185712
Facility Type: Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date: June 08, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date: June 07, 2028
Laboratory Director: DR. CHRISTOPHER J. LESAR
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Vascular Institute Of Chattanooga, Pllc to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1205208352, we treat the final digit (2) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 48. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 48 = 2).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 4

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 0 → 0 2 → 4 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 2 + 0 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 48

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 48 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 48 = 2

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1205208352.