Taxonomy Code 172V00000X(172v00000x)
Community Health Worker. Providers: 1

Copy url

Community Health Worker Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1730497512

LMT Wendi Lynn Davis

Individual

440 Main St

Suite 112

Stevensville, MD

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

Radiation Oncology Physician

2085R0001X • providers: 8,014

Audiologist

231H00000X • providers: 21,575

Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

207LC0200X • providers: 1,177

Independent Medical Examiner Chiropractor

111NI0013X • providers: 434

Cognitive & Behavioral Psychologist

103TB0200X • providers: 2,097

Women's Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

364SW0102X • providers: 188

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician

207LH0002X • providers: 53

Contact Lens Fitter

156FC0801X • providers: 37

Drama Therapist

101200000X • providers: 61

Phlebotomy Technician

246RP1900X • providers: 1,440

Orthotist

222Z00000X • providers: 1,156

Orthopedic Physical Therapist

2251X0800X • providers: 10,687

Religious Nonmedical Health Care Institution

282J00000X • providers: 82

Health Educator

174H00000X • providers: 5,499

Nursing Care Agency

251J00000X • providers: 4,865

Enterostomal Therapy Registered Nurse

163WE0900X • providers: 75

Rural Health Clinic/Center

261QR1300X • providers: 7,348

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedic Dentist

1223X0400X • providers: 18,668

Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

207RB0002X • providers: 230

Children's Hospital

282NC2000X • providers: 853