Advocates for Children Inc

Primary specialty

Mental Health CounselorTaxonomy code 101YM0800X

Legal business name

ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN INC

Practice address

827 Joe Frank Harris Pkwy SE
Cartersville, GA 30120-2471

Phone

(770) 387-1143

NPI assigned

Mar 26, 2026

Last updated

Aug 28, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Organization subpart

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name

Tawanda Scales, SCALESNPI 1669741864

Title

Clinical Director/Therapist

Phone

(770) 202-0929

Specialties & licenses 6

Addresses

Locations

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

• Tawanda Scales

  • Mental Health Counselor
  • Durham, NC
  • NPI 1669741864
  NPD Authorized official

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 28, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
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