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Dept of Veteran Affairs

Q: What type of organization is Dept of Veteran Affairs?

Dept of Veteran Affairs is registered in NPPES as a Military Hospital (its primary provider taxonomy).

Military Hospital in Birmingham, AL · enumerated 2013 · authorized official Thomas Smith, Fache.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1245672088

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Dept of Veteran Affairs

Practice address 700 19th St S, Birmingham, AL, 35233

Phone (205) 933-8101

Enumeration date Jul 22, 2013

Last updated in NPPES Jul 22, 2013

Taxonomy & classification

286500000X Military Hospital Hospitals Primary

Authorized official

Name Thomas Smith

Title Fache

Phone (205) 933-8101

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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit number that CMS assigns to every U.S. healthcare provider and organization under HIPAA. Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers; Type 2 NPIs identify organizations. The NPI appears on insurance claims, prescriptions, and credentialing paperwork, and never changes, even if the provider moves or changes specialty.

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What is a Type 2 NPI?

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What type of organization is Dept of Veteran Affairs?

Dept of Veteran Affairs is registered in NPPES as a Military Hospital (its primary provider taxonomy).

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2013-07-22.