NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Next Step Recovery Center in Columbus, OH

This location of Next Step Recovery Center bills under NPI 1003406034, an organization record issued on Jan 23, 2021 with the primary taxonomy Community/Behavioral Health Agency. It is one of 2 NPIs registered under this name and one of 2 in Columbus; each clinician who sees you there has their own NPI and license.

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Organization recordNPPES, Aug 2026
1003406034
Legal name
Next Step Recovery Center
Entity
Type 2 · organization
Primary taxonomy
Community/Behavioral Health Agency 251S00000X
Practice location
50 W 5TH AVE, Columbus, OH 43201
Phone
614-987-5003
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2021
Record updated
Jul 7, 2025
Authorized official
Director Of Operations (title as filed)
Public record from the NPPES NPI Registry (open it on CMS). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a facility license.

The other Columbus NPI

  1. Next Step Recovery Center, LLC6161 BUSCH BLVD STE 290 · issued Jan 12, 20221609527522

2 clinicians CMS lists with Next Step Recovery Center in Columbus

  1. Thomas Ballentine, LSWSocial Worker1104084763
  2. Nkengafac Etchi, CNP, FNPNurse Practitioner1376969204

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians group affiliations, matched by practice name and city.

All 2 Next Step Recovery Center NPIs

Every location registered under this name, in 1 city.

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Checking an organization

  1. Confirm the business with the Ohio secretary of state.
  2. Check the HHS-OIG exclusion list for the organization.
  3. Verify each clinician on their own record and the state license search.

All taxonomies on this record

  • 101YA0400X Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor
  • 1041C0700X Clinical Social Worker
  • 251B00000X Case Management Agency
  • 251S00000X Community/Behavioral Health Agency
  • 261QR0405X Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Clinic/Center

Common questions

Is an organization NPI a license?

No. An NPI identifies who bills. Facilities and the clinicians who work there are licensed separately by the state.

Which Columbus NPI should I use?

Ask the office which NPI it bills under; all 2 Columbus NPIs are registered under the same name.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), monthly file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.