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

Copy url

Community Health Worker Providers

NPI Name Type Address

1295328268

Davey Gardner

Individual

441 Angel Ln

Gallipolis Ferry, WV

1053905505

Christopher Connor

Individual

248 Eternity Ln

Gallipolis Ferry, WV

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

Compounding Pharmacy

3336C0004X • providers: 959

Registered Dietitian

133V00000X • providers: 54,129

Continence Care Registered Nurse

163WC2100X • providers: 23

Licensed Practical Nurse

164W00000X • providers: 59,036

Operational (Transportable) Military General Acute Care Hospital

2865X1600X • providers: 26

Legal Medicine

173000000X • providers: 2,035

Rehabilitation Clinic/Center

261QR0400X • providers: 5,393

Occupational Health Chiropractor

111NX0100X • providers: 337

Chemical Pathology Physician

207ZP0104X • providers: 25

Ambulatory Fertility Facility

261QA0006X • providers: 113

Orientation and Mobility Training Rehabilitation Counselor

225CX0006X • providers: 135

Pediatric Registered Nurse

163WP0200X • providers: 1,840

Clinical Exercise Physiologist

224Y00000X • providers: 521

Biomedical Engineering Technician

2472B0301X • providers: 27

Mammography Radiologic Technologist

2471M2300X • providers: 72

Podiatric Clinic/Center

261QP1100X • providers: 877

Ambulance

341600000X • providers: 6,295

Genetics Clinic/Center

261QG0250X • providers: 88

General Care Registered Respiratory Therapist

2279G1100X • providers: 356

Infection Control Registered Nurse

163WI0600X • providers: 188