THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
NPI 1689623514
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies in Tuscaloosa, AL
NPI Status: Active since May 08, 2006
Contact Information
809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E
ATTENTION: DCH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
TUSCALOOSA, AL
ZIP 35401
Phone: (205) 330-3177
Fax: (205) 330-3198
- Organization
- Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supp...
- Accepts Insurance
- Medicare Supplier
- Accepts Medicare Approved Payment
About THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for The Dch Health Care Authority, a provider established in Tuscaloosa, Alabama operating as a Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1689623514 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated April 2026. The provider's
- NPI
- 1689623514
- Provider Legal Name
- THE DCH HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E ATTENTION: DCH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
- Location Phone
- (205) 330-3177
- Location Fax
- (205) 330-3198
- Mailing Address
- 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E ATTENTION: DCH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
- Mailing Phone
- (205) 330-3177
- Mailing Fax
- (205) 330-3198
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-08-2006
- Last Update Date
- 04-06-2026
- Code Navigator
The Dch Health Care Authority is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20632793 who accepts Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider accepts the Medicare allowable as payment in full.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads or Canes and/or Crutches or Patient Lifts or Seat Lift Mechanisms or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Breast Prostheses and/or Accessories or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies.
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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
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
- Taxonomy Code
- 332B00000X
- Type
- Suppliers
- Taxonomy Description
- A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Blue HSA Bronze - PPO
- Blue Protect - PPO
- Blue Saver Bronze - PPO
- Blue Saver Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Standardized Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Standardized Statewide Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Statewide Silver EPO - EPO
- Blue Value Gold - PPO
- Blue Value Silver - PPO
- Blue Access Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Choice Platinum for Business - PPO
- Blue HSA Silver for Business - PPO
- Blue Saver Bronze for Business - PPO
- Blue Saver Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Secure Gold for Business - PPO
- Blue Secure Silver for Business - PPO
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Copay Focus+ $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Essential (No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Standard (No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Bronze Standard+ (Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Gold Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Advantage+ ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Gold Copay Focus + $0 Indiv Med Ded ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $5 Tier 2 Rx, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - EPO
- UHC Gold Standard (No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Gold Value ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Gold Value + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, $3 Tier 2 Rx, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Silver Advantage ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, No Referrals) - HMO
- UHC Silver Advantage + ($0 Virtual Urgent Care, Dental + Vision, No Referrals) - HMO
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.
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
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 000042376 | MEDICAID (05) | AL | |
| 51505865 | OTHER (01) | AL | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD |
| 51521188 | OTHER (01) | AL | BLUE CROSS SHIELD ALABAMA |
| 51005865 | OTHER (01) | AL | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD |
| 510447 | OTHER (01) | AL | BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD |
Medical Equipment Supplier
The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:
- PTAN
- 20632793
- Accepts Medicare Assignment
- YES
- Specialities List
- Medical Supply Company Other, Hospital.
- Provider Type List
- OXYGEN & EQUIPMENT.
- Competitive Bidding
- NO
Supplies List
- Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans - Raised toilets, Drop-arm commodes, Folding commodes, Plastic urinals, Plastic bedpans, Disposable urinals
- Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices - Knee CPM machines, Shoulder CPM machines, Hand & wrist CPM machines
- Hospital Beds (Electric) - Total electric hospital beds, Semi-electric hospital beds
- Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads - Group 1 – Alternating pressure pad, Air/Water/Dry pressure pad or pressure mattress. Group 2 - Pressure reducing powered air mattresses, Powered air flotation bed, non-powered pressure reducing mattress Group 3 – Air fluidized bed
- Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
- Patient Lifts - Ceiling lifts, Slings
- Seat Lift Mechanisms - Lift chair
- Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) - Standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
- Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
- Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
- Breast Prostheses and/or Accessories - Prosthetic bra, Surgical bra
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
- Nebulizer Equipment and/or Supplies - Nebulizers, Atomizers, Filters
- Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
- Respiratory Assist Devices -
- Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies - Volume control ventilator, Pressure support ventilator
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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 1689623514, we treat the final digit (4) 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 66. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 66 = 4).
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 66 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1689623514, enumerated as an "organization" on May 08, 2006.
The provider is located at 809 UNIVERSITY BLVD E ATTENTION: DCH HOME MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 and the phone number is (205) 330-3177.
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies with taxonomy code 332B00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama,. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
