Active NPI 1609024868 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Keith Bless

Community Health Worker • Berkeley, CA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Keith Bless is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Community Health Worker in Berkeley, CA. Practice services are available at 1931 CENTER ST under active NPI credentials.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1931 Center St

Berkeley, CA 947041105

Telephone 5106669552

Fax 5106660987

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Options Recovery Services Facility NPI 1851512255

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Community Health Worker in Berkeley, CA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 10.5 Yrs

State Avg: 12.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

51 Specialists

Practicing in Berkeley, CA (11297 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Community Health Worker Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 172V00000X

Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, "promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.