Taxonomy Code 172V00000X(172v00000x)
Community Health Worker. Providers: 2

Copy url

Community Health Worker Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1659785384

Kyle Walker

Individual

2901 92nd St

Urbandale, IA

1386007995

Abagail Krava

Individual

7207 Bryn Mawr Dr

Urbandale, IA

How to obtain, renew, or terminate an NPI

Every health care provider, whether it’s a hospital, pharmacy, or individual specialist, must obtain their own NPI number. This identification number is unique and is assigned upon application. In tod...

Copy url
Taxonomy Code 172V00000X
Display Name Community Health Worker
Taxonomy Group Other Service Providers
Taxonomy Classification Community Health Worker
Definition Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
Effective Date September 30, 2009
Copy url

Other Taxonomy Codes

Registered Respiratory Therapist

227900000X • providers: 3,206

Podiatric Assistant

211D00000X • providers: 58

Speech/Language/Hearing Specialist/Technologist

235500000X • providers: 546

Health Information Technician

247000000X • providers: 682

Specialty Pharmacy

3336S0011X • providers: 898

Surgery Physician

208600000X • providers: 41,179

Pediatric Registered Nurse

163WP0200X • providers: 1,840

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician

207XX0005X • providers: 3,697

Land Ambulance

3416L0300X • providers: 10,891

Low Vision Occupational Therapy Assistant

224ZL0004X • providers: 18

Maternal Newborn Registered Nurse

163WM0102X • providers: 405

Veterinary Technician

2472V0600X • providers: 2

Independent Medical Examiner Physician

202C00000X • providers: 213

Pain Medicine Physician

208VP0000X • providers: 2,686

Emotionally Disturbed Childrens' Residential Treatment Facility

322D00000X • providers: 3,206

Day Training/Habilitation Specialist

373H00000X • providers: 2,765

Specialist

174400000X • providers: 88,926

Informatics Clinical Nurse Specialist

364SI0800X • providers: 9

Pediatric Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist

364SX0204X • providers: 6

Anaplastologist

229N00000X • providers: 53