HOME CARE OF CHATTANOOGA
NPI 1578501342
Home Health in Chattanooga, TN

NPI Status: Active since June 03, 2006

Contact Information

7161 LEE HIGHWAY
SUITE 500
CHATTANOOGA, TN
ZIP 37421
Phone: (423) 899-9166
Fax: (423) 899-9683

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  • Organization
  • Home Health
  • Accepts Insurance

About HOME CARE OF CHATTANOOGA

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Home Care Of Chattanooga, a provider established in Chattanooga, Tennessee operating as a Home Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578501342 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251E00000X with license number 0000000107 (TN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Home Care Of Chattanooga. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ms. Laurie Holtsford (Director, Business Office Support)

NPI
1578501342
Provider Legal Name
FAMILY HOME CARE, INC
Other Organization Name
HOME CARE OF CHATTANOOGA
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
7161 LEE HIGHWAY SUITE 500 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
Location Phone
(423) 899-9166
Location Fax
(423) 899-9683
Mailing Address
7161 LEE HIGHWAY SUITE 500 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421
Mailing Phone
(423) 899-9166
Mailing Fax
(423) 899-9683
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-03-2006
Last Update Date
12-15-2011
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Home Health

Taxonomy Code
251E00000X
Type
Agencies
License No.
0000000107
License State
TN
Taxonomy Description
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.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Copay Focus + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Advantage (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Advantage + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Advantage (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Advantage + (Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Copay Focus (Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
  • UHC Silver Standard (No Referrals) - EPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*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

MS. LAURIE HOLTSFORD

Authorized Official Title
DIRECTOR, BUSINESS OFFICE SUPPORT
Authorized Official Phone
(615) 465-7466

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
447198MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06)TN 

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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 1578501342, 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 58. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 58 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
2
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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 1 → 2 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 8 + 24 = 58

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

The next multiple of ten after 58 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 58 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1578501342.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1578501342, enumerated as an "organization" on June 03, 2006.

The provider is located at 7161 LEE HIGHWAY SUITE 500 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421 and the phone number is (423) 899-9166.

Home Health with taxonomy code 251E00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: UnitedHealthcare, Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.