A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE
A POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1043597313, based in Seattle, WA. The organization lists 4 taxonomy classifications, with Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic/Center recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 4649 SUNNYSIDE AVE N SUITE 200, Seattle, WA 98103. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 17044000 | WA | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)… |
| 17044000 | WA | Community/Behavioral Health Agency |
This provider holds licence 17044000 issued in WA. 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 Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 261QR0405X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 4 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261QR0405X | Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic/Center Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder | — | — | primary |
| 101YA0400X | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) | 17044000 | WA | |
| 251S00000X | Community/Behavioral Health Agency | 17044000 | WA | |
| 261QM0801X | Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center) Mental Health (Including Community Mental Health Center) | — | — |
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-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1043597313 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Last updated | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
4649 SUNNYSIDE AVE N SUITE 200 Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 547-2996 Fax (206) 547-5187 |
| Other identifiers |
BHA.FS.60873798
· Other (WA) BHA.FS.61387467 · Other (WA) |
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 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Sum = 57 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 3 · actual last digit = 3
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.