Theresa Dowdy
Theresa Dowdy is a provider specialising in Dental Hygienist in Lexington, SC, registered under NPI 1003023128.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Lexington, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Aug 30, 2026. Parking is available about 0.20 mi away. A pharmacy sits 121 ft from the entrance (Publix), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.31 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Restaurant Friends House 0.00 mi ~1 min
Pharmacy Publix 121 ft ~1 min
Grocery Publix 192 ft ~1 min
100 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington 29072
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Parking 268 ft ~2 min
Parking 698 ft ~3 min
Grocery Monterrey's Mini Market 800 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Waffle House 909 ft ~4 min
Parking 0.20 mi ~5 min
Restaurant Arby's 0.25 mi ~6 min
5546 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington 29072
10:00-24:00
Grocery Walmart Supercenter 0.27 mi ~6 min
Coffee Starbucks 0.31 mi ~7 min
Hotel Holiday Inn Express 0.33 mi ~7 min
Convenience Stop n Shop 0.39 mi ~8 min
Gas station Exxon 0.41 mi ~9 min
Gas station Murphy Express 0.44 mi ~9 min
Convenience Murphy Express 0.46 mi ~10 min
5579 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington 29072
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | SC | Dental Hygienist primary |
This provider holds licence 1889 issued in SC. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Dental Hygienist covers
An individual who has completed an accredited dental hygiene education program, and an individual who has been licensed by a state board of dental examiners to provide preventive care services under the supervision of a dentist. Functions that may be legally delegated to the dental hygienist vary based on the needs of the dentist, the educational preparation of the dental hygienist and state dental practice acts and regulations, but always include, at a minimum, scaling and polishing the teeth. To avoid misleading the public, no occupational title other than dental hygienist should be used to describe this dental auxiliary. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 124Q00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003023128 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | May 17, 2007 |
| Last updated | Jul 8, 2007 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Practice address |
100 OLD CHEROKEE ROAD SUITE F, BOX 14 Lexington, SC 29072 (803) 808-2950 Fax (803) 808-5642 |
| Mailing address |
1277 ACADEMY ROAD Bennettsville, SC 29512 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Sum = 42 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.