BETTER FASTER URGENT CARE
NPI 1770905788
Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medical Services in Southlake, TX

NPI Status: Active since January 09, 2014

Contact Information

630 N. KIMBALL AVENUE
SOUTHLAKE, TX
ZIP 76092
Phone: (713) 589-9157

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  • Organization
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 45D2083035
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Other - URGENT CARE
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-06-2027

About BETTER FASTER URGENT CARE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Better Faster Urgent Care, a provider established in Southlake, Texas operating as a Emergency Medicine, focusing in emergency medical services . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1770905788 assigned on January 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207PE0004X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 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 provider's is doing business as Better Faster Urgent Care. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. James Alan Dennington Md (Owner)

NPI
1770905788
Provider Legal Name
BETTER FASTER, LLC
Other Organization Name
BETTER FASTER URGENT CARE
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
630 N. KIMBALL AVENUE SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092
Location Phone
(713) 589-9157
Mailing Address
630 N. KIMBALL AVENUE SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092
Mailing Phone
(713) 589-9157
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-09-2014
Last Update Date
07-01-2014
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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

Emergency Medicine Emergency Medical Services

Taxonomy Code
207PE0004X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.

Group Taxonomy 193400000X 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:

  • 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
  • Bronze Classic 4700 - EPO
  • Bronze Classic Standard - EPO
  • Bronze Elite + PCP Saver Plus - EPO
  • Bronze Simple Breathe Easy with Enhanced COPD Benefits - EPO
  • Bronze Simple Chronic Care CKM - EPO
  • Bronze Simple Diabetes - EPO
  • Gold Classic - EPO
  • Gold Classic Guided Care - HMO
  • Gold Classic Standard - EPO
  • Gold Classic Standard Guided Care - HMO
  • Gold Elite - EPO
  • Gold Simple Diabetes Guided Care - HMO
  • Gold Simple Guided Care - HMO
  • Silver Classic - EPO
  • Silver Classic Standard - EPO
  • Silver Classic Standard Guided Care - HMO
  • Silver Simple Breathe Easy with Enhanced COPD Benefits Guided Care - HMO
  • Silver Simple Chronic Care CKM Guided Care - HMO
  • Silver Simple Diabetes Guided Care - HMO
  • Silver Simple Guided Care - HMO

*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

DR. JAMES ALAN DENNINGTON MD

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(713) 589-9157

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
45D2083035
Facility Type
Other - URGENT CARE
Certificate Effective Date
October 07, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
October 06, 2027
Laboratory Director
JAMES DENNINGTON
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Better Faster Urgent Care 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 1770905788, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
8
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 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1770905788.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1770905788, enumerated as an "organization" on January 09, 2014.

The provider is located at 630 N. KIMBALL AVENUE SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092 and the phone number is (713) 589-9157.

Emergency Medicine with taxonomy code 207PE0004X and a focus in Emergency Medical Services.

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