Active NPI
Columbus Department of Public Health
- Public Health or Welfare Agency
- Columbus, GA
National Provider Identifier
1427017201
On this page
Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Public Health or Welfare Agency
- Legal business name
- COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- Practice address
- 5601 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 31904-9001 - Phone
- (833) 337-1749
- Fax
- (706) 321-6126
- NPI assigned
- Mar 21, 2006
- Organization subpart
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Authorized official
- Name
- Beverley Townsend, MD
- Title
- District Health Director
- Phone
- (833) 337-1749
Authorized official NPPES reports the official by name only. The link goes to the one practitioner connected to this organization with that name.
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health or Welfare Agency | 251K00000X | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
5601 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 31904-9001
Mailing address
PO Box 2299
Columbus, GA 31902-2299
Phone (833) 337-1749
Other identifiers 11
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRP3674 | Other | GA | MEDICARE GRP # |
| 000457729Q | Medicaid | GA | |
| 000457729Y | Medicaid | GA | |
| 00453164A | Medicaid | GA | |
| 000606207C | Medicaid | GA | |
| 00457729I | Medicaid | GA | |
| 00052082I | Medicaid | GA | |
| 000058726B | Medicaid | GA | |
| 000549051B | Medicaid | GA | |
| 00519263A | Medicaid | GA | |
| 00058726A | Medicaid | GA |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in GA
Enrollment records 2
National Provider Directory
National Provider DirectoryLocations
5601 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 31904
Phone (706) 321-6206
Practitioners & affiliated clinicians
Practitioners 6
Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.
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- Internal Medicine Physician
- Columbus, GA
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- Dental Hygienist
- Columbus, GA
- NPI 1679388151
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- Nurse Practitioner
- Columbus, GA
- NPI 1558088633
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- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Columbus, GA
- NPI 1245754696
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- Nurse Practitioner
- Auburn, AL
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NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"created_epoch": "1142899200000",
"enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
"last_updated_epoch": "1759104000000",
"number": "1427017201",
"addresses": [
{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "MAILING",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "PO BOX 2299",
"city": "COLUMBUS",
"state": "GA",
"postal_code": "319022299",
"telephone_number": "833-337-1749",
"fax_number": "706-321-6126"
},
{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "LOCATION",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "5601 VETERANS PKWY",
"city": "COLUMBUS",
"state": "GA",
"postal_code": "319049001",
"telephone_number": "833-337-1749",
"fax_number": "706-321-6126"
}
],
"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
"organization_name": "COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH",
"organizational_subpart": "NO",
"enumeration_date": "2006-03-21",
"last_updated": "2025-09-29",
"certification_date": "2025-09-29",
"status": "A",
"authorized_official_last_name": "TOWNSEND",
"authorized_official_first_name": "BEVERLEY",
"authorized_official_title_or_position": "DISTRICT HEALTH DIRECTOR",
"authorized_official_telephone_number": "833-337-1749",
"authorized_official_credential": "MD"
},
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{
"code": "251K00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Public Health or Welfare",
"state": null,
"license": null,
"primary": true
}
],
"identifiers": [
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"desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
"issuer": "MEDICARE GRP #",
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},
{
"code": "05",
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"identifier": "000457729Q",
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},
{
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"identifier": "000457729Y",
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"identifier": "000606207C",
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},
{
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"issuer": null,
"identifier": "00457729I",
"state": "GA"
},
{
"code": "05",
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"issuer": null,
"identifier": "00052082I",
"state": "GA"
},
{
"code": "05",
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"issuer": null,
"identifier": "000058726B",
"state": "GA"
},
{
"code": "05",
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"issuer": null,
"identifier": "000549051B",
"state": "GA"
},
{
"code": "05",
"desc": "MEDICAID",
"issuer": null,
"identifier": "00519263A",
"state": "GA"
},
{
"code": "05",
"desc": "MEDICAID",
"issuer": null,
"identifier": "00058726A",
"state": "GA"
}
],
"endpoints": [],
"other_names": []
}
Other providers in Columbus, GA
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 29, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.