CARIS HEALTHCARE
CARIS HEALTHCARE is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1255330320, based in Chattanooga, TN. It is classified under Community Based Hospice Care Agency.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 5959 SHALLOWFORD RD STE 515, Chattanooga, TN 37421. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 609 | TN | Community Based Hospice Care Agency primary |
This provider holds licence 609 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
- Part A Provider - Hospice
- PAC ID
- 3577466531
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part A Provider - Hospice. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Hospice Care, Community Based covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 251G00000X
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 | 1255330320 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jul 20, 2005 |
| Last updated | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
5959 SHALLOWFORD RD STE 515 Chattanooga, TN 37421 (423) 698-1488 Fax (423) 698-1400 |
| Mailing address |
10651 COWARD MILL RD Knoxville, TN 37931 |
| Other identifiers |
4140740
· BCBS OF TENNESSEE (TN) A3792300 · AMERICHOICE (TN) 7167499 · CIGNA (TN) 10066358 · AMERIGROUP (TN) 0441590 (TN) |
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 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Sum = 50 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
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.