ALTERNATIVE LIFE PROGRAMS, INC.
ALTERNATIVE LIFE PROGRAMS, INC. is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1184872384, based in Durham, NC. It is classified under Foster Care Agency.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 2726 CROASDAILE DR SUITE 210, Durham, NC 27705. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| H22209 | NC | Foster Care Agency |
| H22113 | NC | Foster Care Agency |
| H22179 | NC | Foster Care Agency |
| H22154 | NC | Foster Care Agency |
This provider holds licence H22209 issued in NC. 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 Foster Care Agency covers
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as "24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes." Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 253J00000X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 5 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | — | — | primary |
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | H22209 | NC | |
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | H22113 | NC | |
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | H22179 | NC | |
| 253J00000X | Foster Care Agency | H22154 | NC |
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 | 1184872384 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 3, 2008 |
| Last updated | Sep 3, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
2726 CROASDAILE DR SUITE 210 Durham, NC 27705 (919) 383-0891 Fax (919) 384-0108 |
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 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Sum = 66 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
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.