DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER OF SWLA
NPI 1356644066
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology in Lake Charles, LA

NPI Status: Active since December 20, 2010

Contact Information

2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA
ZIP 70601
Phone: (337) 494-4785
Fax: (337) 494-4786

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 19D2163253
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 03-10-2027

About DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER OF SWLA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Digestive Health Center Of Swla, an internist established in Lake Charles, Louisiana operating as a Internal Medicine, focusing in gastroenterology . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1356644066 assigned on December 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207RG0100X with license number MD203998 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 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 Dawn Johnson-hatcher (Cfo)

NPI
1356644066
Provider Name
DIGESTIVE HEALTH CENTER OF SWLA
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2770 3RD AVE STE 345 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Location Phone
(337) 494-4785
Location Fax
(337) 494-4786
Mailing Address
PO BOX 122623, DEPT 2623 DALLAS, TX 75312
Mailing Phone
(337) 494-2921
Mailing Fax
(337) 494-4786
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
Yes
Enumeration Date
12-20-2010
Last Update Date
12-04-2023
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An internist like Digestive Health Center Of Swla is a physician who has completed an internal medicine residency and is board-certified or board-eligible in an internist specialty. Internists are trained to care for adults of all ages for many different medical conditions. An internist typically monitors chronic physical conditions, identifies acute diseases, provides family planning, provides counseling about wellness and disease prevention, etc.

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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

Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Taxonomy Code
207RG0100X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
MD203998
License State
LA
Taxonomy Description
An internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs.

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:

  • 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
  • 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
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • 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
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete 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 Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Standard Gold - EPO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Blue Max 70/50 $6700 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible - PPO
  • Blue Max 80/60 $1500 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits - PPO
  • Blue Max Copay (PCP) 50/50 $3300 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits - PPO
  • Blue Max Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized HSA Eligible - PPO
  • Blue Max Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized - PPO
  • Blue Max Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized - PPO
  • Blue Saver 60/40 $6100 - PPO
  • Blue Saver 90/70 $3400 - PPO
  • Blue POS 60/40 $6500 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible - POS
  • Blue POS 80/60 $3200 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits - POS
  • Blue POS 90/70 $9900 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits HSA Eligible - POS
  • Blue POS Copay (PCP) 50/50 $7500 Standardized HSA Eligible - POS
  • Blue POS Copay (PCP) 60/40 $6000 Standardized - POS
  • Blue POS Copay (PCP) 75/55 $2000 Standardized - POS
  • Blue POS Copay (PCP) 80/60 $1000 with 2 $0 PCP Virtual Visits - POS

*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

DAWN JOHNSON-HATCHER

Authorized Official Title
CFO
Authorized Official Phone
(337) 494-2094

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
19D2163253
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
March 11, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
March 10, 2027
Laboratory Director
FRANCISCO J. MARRERO
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Digestive Health Center Of Swla 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.

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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 1356644066, we treat the final digit (6) 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 54. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 54 = 6).

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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
3
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
6
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
6
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 5 → 10 → 1 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 54

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

The next multiple of ten after 54 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 54 = 6
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1356644066.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 9 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Specialist
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
2770 3RD AVE STE 345
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1356644066, enumerated as an "organization" on December 20, 2010.

The provider is located at 2770 3RD AVE STE 345 LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601 and the phone number is (337) 494-4785.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RG0100X and a focus in Gastroenterology.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.