Charles Swafford, CRNA
Charles Swafford, CRNA is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist in Nashville, TN, registered under NPI 1003168287.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Nashville, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 4, 2026. Parking is available about 0.23 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 362 ft away, served by HARDING PIKE & BOSLEY SPRINGS RD WB. A pharmacy sits 215 ft from the entrance (Walgreens), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.32 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit HARDING PIKE & WOODLAWN DR EB 74 ft ~1 min
Transit HARDING PIKE & BOSLEY SPRINGS RD WB 158 ft ~1 min
Pharmacy Walgreens 215 ft ~1 min
Transit HARDING PIKE & BOSLEY SPRINGS RD WB 362 ft ~2 min
Parking 436 ft ~2 min
Restaurant Moe's Southwest Grill 741 ft ~3 min
4326 Harding Pike, Nashville 37205
Mo-Sa 10:45-21:00; Su 10:45-20:00
Grocery Publix 1,002 ft ~4 min
4324 Harding Pike, Nashville 37205-2202
Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
Parking 0.21 mi ~5 min
Parking 0.23 mi ~5 min
Coffee Starbucks 0.32 mi ~7 min
Restaurant Ninki 0.34 mi ~7 min
Grocery Kroger 0.42 mi ~9 min
4560 Harding Pike, Nashville 37205
Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00;Sa 09:00-18:00;Su 10:00-17:00
Restaurant Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers 0.45 mi ~10 min
36 White Bridge Pike, 37205
Su-Th 10:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00
Grocery Trader Joe's 0.50 mi ~11 min
90 White Bridge Road, Nashville 37205
Mo-Su 08:00-21:00
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17158 | TN | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist primary |
This provider holds licence 17158 issued in TN. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (crna)
- PAC ID
- 5698910891
- Enrollment ID
- I20130316000047
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (crna). Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered covers
(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 367500000X
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 | 1003168287 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Last updated | May 2, 2022 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Male |
| Credential | CRNA |
| Practice address |
4230 HARDING PIKE SUITE 435 Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 385-3704 Fax (615) 292-1321 |
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 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Sum = 53 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 7 · actual last digit = 7
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.