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

Copy url

Community Health Worker Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1194493726

Mustafa Maisha

Individual

15 Teri Cir Apt 82

Westbrook, ME

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

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician

207WX0200X • providers: 461

Pharmacy

333600000X • providers: 29,828

Nutrition Support Registered Nurse

163WN1003X • providers: 73

Clinic/Center

261Q00000X • providers: 22,634

Pediatric Pathology Physician

207ZP0213X • providers: 210

Chore Provider

372500000X • providers: 735

Psychologist

103T00000X • providers: 49,470

Nuclear Medicine Physician

207U00000X • providers: 799

Addiction Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology) Physician

2084A0401X • providers: 691

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center

261QE0700X • providers: 11,034

Taxi

344600000X • providers: 1,488

Addiction Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician

2083A0300X • providers: 281

Nutritionist

133N00000X • providers: 3,044

Military Hospital

286500000X • providers: 730

Continuing Education/Staff Development Registered Nurse

163WC1600X • providers: 205

Community Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

364SP0812X • providers: 29

Critical Care Pharmacist

1835C0205X • providers: 320

Ostomy Care Registered Nurse

163WX1500X • providers: 20

Feeding, Eating & Swallowing Occupational Therapy Assistant

224ZF0002X • providers: 55

Prison Health Clinic/Center

261QP2400X • providers: 134