ALABAMA VEIN CENTER
NPI 1972994473
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in Hoover, AL
NPI Status: Active since February 05, 2015
Contact Information
4721 CHACE CIR
HOOVER, AL
ZIP 35244
Phone: (205) 823-0151
Fax: (205) 823-5218
- Organization
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascula...
- CLIA Number: 01D2010812
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 08-04-2026
About ALABAMA VEIN CENTER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Alabama Vein Center, a provider established in Hoover, Alabama operating as a Thoracic Surgery (cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery). The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1972994473 assigned on February 2015. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 208G00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 7 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 Alabama Vein Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Charles Austin Hunt Ii Md (Owner)
- NPI
- 1972994473
- Provider Legal Name
- ALABAMA VEIN SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC
- Other Organization Name
- ALABAMA VEIN CENTER
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 4721 CHACE CIR HOOVER, AL 35244
- Location Phone
- (205) 823-0151
- Location Fax
- (205) 823-5218
- Mailing Address
- 4721 CHACE CIR HOOVER, AL 35244
- Mailing Phone
- (205) 823-0151
- Mailing Fax
- (205) 823-5218
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-05-2015
- Last Update Date
- 03-12-2019
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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
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Taxonomy Code
- 208G00000X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 208200000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Plastic Surgery | 27512 (AL) |
| 2 | 208600000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Surgery |
Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE 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.
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
- 01D2010812
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- August 05, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- August 04, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- ZEKE ELDRIDGE
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Alabama Vein Center to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1972994473, we treat the final digit (3) 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 77. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 77 = 3).
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 77 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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HOOVER, AL 35244
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1972994473, enumerated as an "organization" on February 05, 2015.
The provider is located at 4721 CHACE CIR HOOVER, AL 35244 and the phone number is (205) 823-0151.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) with taxonomy code 208G00000X.
