DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH
NPI 1609961549
Clinic/Center - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Chattanooga, TN
NPI Status: Active since October 04, 2006
Contact Information
1200 DODSON AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN
ZIP 37406
Phone: (423) 778-4780
Fax: (423) 778-4833
- Organization
- Clinic/Center
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Accepts Insurance
- CLIA Number: 44D0659118
- CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
- CLIA Exp. Date: 11-04-2026
About DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Dodson Avenue Community Health, a primary care provider established in Chattanooga, Tennessee operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in federally qualified health center (fqhc) . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609961549 assigned on October 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QF0400X with license number 0000000140 (TN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Dodson Avenue Community Health. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. James L Brexler (President And Ceo)
- NPI
- 1609961549
- Provider Legal Name
- CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
- Other Organization Name
- DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1200 DODSON AVE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37406
- Location Phone
- (423) 778-4780
- Location Fax
- (423) 778-4833
- Mailing Address
- 975 E THIRD ST CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403
- Mailing Phone
- (423) 778-4780
- Mailing Fax
- (423) 778-4833
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 10-04-2006
- Last Update Date
- 02-27-2008
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Dodson Avenue Community Health sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, 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
Clinic/Center Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Taxonomy Code
- 261QF0400X
- Type
- Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
- License No.
- 0000000140
- License State
- TN
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BlueCross B15E $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross B16E $50 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross B17E $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� + Adult Dental - EPO
- BlueCross B19E $60 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross G08E $30 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health � - EPO
- BlueCross S26E $40 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross S27E $60 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- BlueCross S29E $60 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� + Adult Dental - EPO
- BlueCross S34E $45 PCP Copay + $0 virtual care from Teladoc Health� - EPO
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
- 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 Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, 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 Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00451492A | MEDICAID (05) | GA | |
| 441898 | MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06) | TN | |
| 3279918 | MEDICARE PIN (08) | TN | |
| 3279910 | MEDICARE PIN (08) | TN |
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
- 44D0659118
- Facility Type
- Community Clinic
- Certificate Effective Date
- November 05, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- November 04, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- BESSIE A. INGRAM-NUNALLY
- Certificate Type
- Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Dodson Avenue Community Health in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.
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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 1609961549, we treat the final digit (9) 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 71. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 71 = 9).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 71 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609961549, enumerated as an "organization" on October 04, 2006.
The provider is located at 1200 DODSON AVE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37406 and the phone number is (423) 778-4780.
Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QF0400X and a focus in Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
