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

Copy url

Community Health Worker Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1770929184

MS. PTA Debra Ludwiczak

Individual

115 E Lewis St

Alpena, MI

1174033732

Amber L Gapske

Individual

400 Johnson St

Alpena, MI

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

Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse

163WP2201X • providers: 1,933

Religious Nonmedical Practitioner

374K00000X • providers: 157

Pediatric Pathology Physician

207ZP0213X • providers: 210

Point of Service

305S00000X • providers: 2,502

Mechanotherapist

172M00000X • providers: 2,090

Infection Control Registered Nurse

163WI0600X • providers: 188

Nuclear Cardiology Physician

207UN0901X • providers: 291

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

207RC0200X • providers: 5,429

Forensic Psychologist

103TF0200X • providers: 765

Diagnostic Neuroimaging (Radiology) Physician

2085D0003X • providers: 164

Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician

207QG0300X • providers: 2,528

Basic Emergency Medical Technician

146N00000X • providers: 1,363

Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry Physician

2084B0040X • providers: 339

Orthopedic Chiropractor

111NX0800X • providers: 1,391

Local Education Agency (LEA)

251300000X • providers: 14,935

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

363LA2100X • providers: 20,693

Dentist Anesthesiologist

1223D0004X • providers: 400

Taxi

344600000X • providers: 1,488

Community Health Clinic/Center

261QC1500X • providers: 2,561

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus Specialist Physician Physician

207WX0110X • providers: 253