BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
NPI 1679515639
Internal Medicine in Dallas, TX

NPI Status: Active since June 12, 2006

Contact Information

303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX
ZIP 75216
Phone: (214) 266-4200

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  • Organization
  • Internal Medicine
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 45D0669405
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Community Clinic
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-29-2027

About BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bluitt-flowers Health Center, an internist established in Dallas, Texas operating as a Internal Medicine. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679515639 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. Bluitt-flowers Health Center operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Bluitt-flowers Health Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Frederick P. Cerise M.d. (President & Chief Executive Officer)

NPI
1679515639
Provider Legal Name
DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT
Other Organization Name
BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
303 E OVERTON RD DALLAS, TX 75216
Location Phone
(214) 266-4200
Mailing Address
PO BOX 660599 DALLAS, TX 75266
Mailing Phone
(214) 590-4105
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-12-2006
Last Update Date
12-07-2022
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An internist like Bluitt-flowers Health Center 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

Taxonomy Code
207R00000X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No. Taxonomy Code Type Classification /
Specialization
License No. (State)
1103T00000XBehavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Psychologist

 
2207RG0300XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine
Geriatric Medicine

 
3208000000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Pediatrics

 
42084P0800XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Psychiatry & Neurology
Psychiatry

 
5213E00000XPodiatric Medicine & Surgery Service Providers

Podiatrist

 
6363A00000XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Physician Assistant

 
7363L00000XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Nurse Practitioner

 

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 204 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? 301 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Bronze HMO? Standard - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 206 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Gold HMO? 603 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Gold HMO? Standard - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 303 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? 305 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Bronze? Standard - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 203 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Gold? 803 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Gold? Standard - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 202 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Silver? 605 - POS
  • Blue Advantage Plus Silver? Standard - POS
  • Blue Advantage Security HMO? 200 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 205 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Silver HMO? 801 - HMO
  • Blue Advantage Silver HMO? Standard - HMO
  • Imperial Preferred Bronze - HMO
  • Imperial Preferred Gold - HMO
  • Imperial Preferred Gold Zero - HMO
  • Imperial Preferred Silver - HMO
  • Imperial Standard Bronze - HMO
  • Imperial Standard Gold - HMO
  • Imperial Standard Silver - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze 4000 HSA (+ Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze 6000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze 6000 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP+$0 Select Drugs) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 4500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 5500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Bronze POS 7500 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Catastrophic (+ Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold 1500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold 800 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold POS 1000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold POS 2000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Gold POS 700 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver 1850 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver 3500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver 3500 Adult Dental/Vision ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver 6000 Standard ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - HMO
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver POS 2500 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS
  • Wellpoint Essential Silver POS 4000 ($0 Virtual PCP + $0 Select Drugs + Incentives) - POS

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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

FREDERICK P. CERISE M.D.

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(214) 590-8006

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
119781602MEDICAID (05)TX 
092723801MEDICAID (05)TX 
140738901MEDICAID (05)TX 

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
45D0669405
Facility Type
Community Clinic
Certificate Effective Date
January 30, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
January 29, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. JAMES D. BURNER
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Bluitt-flowers Health Center on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high 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 1679515639, 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 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.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
1
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
3
Doubled → 6
Check
9
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 5 → 10 → 1 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 6 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1679515639.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Internal Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD, BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75216
Internal Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Internal Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD, BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75216
Family Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Internal Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Podiatrist
303 E OVERTON RD, BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75216
Physician Assistant
303 E OVERTON RD, BLUITT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75216
Internal Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD, BLUIT-FLOWERS HEALTH CENTER
DALLAS, TX 75216
Optometrist
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Family Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Family Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Social Worker (Clinical)
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Social Worker (Clinical)
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Dentist (General Practice)
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Family Medicine
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Dietitian, Registered
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Pharmacist
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Pharmacist
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216
Pharmacist
303 E OVERTON RD
DALLAS, TX 75216

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1679515639, enumerated as an "organization" on June 12, 2006.

The provider is located at 303 E OVERTON RD DALLAS, TX 75216 and the phone number is (214) 266-4200.

Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207R00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Imperial. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.