GULF COAST INTERVENTIONAL SPINE & JOINT SPECIALISTS LLC
NPI 1952783748
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Pain Medicine in Mobile, AL

NPI Status: Active since June 29, 2015

Contact Information

1557 SPRING HILL AVE
MOBILE, AL
ZIP 36604
Phone: (251) 478-4900
Fax: (251) 470-6221

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  • Organization
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Pain Medicine
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 01D2101760
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-11-2028

About GULF COAST INTERVENTIONAL SPINE & JOINT SPECIALISTS LLC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Gulf Coast Interventional Spine & Joint Specialists Llc, a provider established in Mobile, Alabama operating as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, focusing in pain medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1952783748 assigned on June 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2081P2900X with license number MD.29601 (AL). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 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 authorized official of this NPI record is Tao Chen Md (Physician/owner)

NPI
1952783748
Provider Name
GULF COAST INTERVENTIONAL SPINE & JOINT SPECIALISTS LLC
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1557 SPRING HILL AVE MOBILE, AL 36604
Location Phone
(251) 478-4900
Location Fax
(251) 470-6221
Mailing Address
1557 SPRING HILL AVE MOBILE, AL 36604
Mailing Phone
(251) 478-4900
Mailing Fax
(251) 470-6221
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-29-2015
Last Update Date
10-02-2023
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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

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Taxonomy Code
2081P2900X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
License No.
MD.29601
License State
AL
Taxonomy Description
A physician who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs may also be coordinated with other specialists.

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:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + 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
  • 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

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

TAO CHEN MD

Authorized Official Title
PHYSICIAN/OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(251) 478-4900

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
182860MEDICAID (05)AL 

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
01D2101760
Facility Type
Physician Office
Certificate Effective Date
January 12, 2026
Certificate Expiration Date
January 11, 2028
Laboratory Director
TAO CHEN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Gulf Coast Interventional Spine & Joint Specialists Llc after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that 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 1952783748, 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 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 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
9
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
2
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
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 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 3 → 6 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 72

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

The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 72 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1952783748.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 3 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Prosthetist
1557 SPRING HILL AVE, SUITE A
MOBILE, AL 36604
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (Pain Medicine)
1557 SPRING HILL AVE
MOBILE, AL 36604
Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology)
1557 SPRING HILL AVE
MOBILE, AL 36604

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1952783748, enumerated as an "organization" on June 29, 2015.

The provider is located at 1557 SPRING HILL AVE MOBILE, AL 36604 and the phone number is (251) 478-4900.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with taxonomy code 2081P2900X and a focus in Pain Medicine.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Magnolia Health, Ambetter Health,. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.