MONTANA CHILDREN'S HOME & HOSPITAL
NPI 1053577205
Clinical Medical Laboratory in Helena, MT

NPI Status: Active since August 06, 2008

Contact Information

2620 SHODAIR DRIVE
HELENA, MT
ZIP 59601
Phone: (406) 444-7500
Fax: (406) 884-2085

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  • Organization
  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Accepts Insurance

About MONTANA CHILDREN'S HOME & HOSPITAL

Montana Children's Home & Hospital is a hospital serving the Helena, Montana region. The facility is a clinical medical laboratory. The NPI number of this hospital is 1053577205 assigned on August 2008. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 291U00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated February 2026. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Craig Aasved (Ceo)

NPI
1053577205
Provider Legal Name
MONTANA CHILDREN'S HOME & HOSPITAL
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type
(6)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
2620 SHODAIR DRIVE HELENA, MT 59601
Location Phone
(406) 444-7500
Location Fax
(406) 884-2085
Mailing Address
PO BOX 5539 HELENA, MT 59604
Mailing Phone
(406) 444-7500
Mailing Fax
(406) 884-2085
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-06-2008
Last Update Date
02-19-2026
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Establishments like Montana Children's Home & Hospital are healthcare facilities that may perform a wide range of laboratory procedures, assisted by doctors and medical technologists. Laboratories can be categorized according to their function as common diagnostic labs or specialty labs that conduct specialized or confirmatory tests. Different clinical laboratories could specialize in clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematology, serology, clinical microscopy, cytopathology, molecular biology, or public health. Please inquire directly with this provider to confirm their test menu.

According to the Hospital Compare program data, Montana Children's Home & Hospital doesn't have an overall quality rating because data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the inpatient quality reporting (iqr) and outpatient quality reporting (oqr) programs.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Clinical Medical Laboratory

Taxonomy Code
291U00000X
Type
Laboratories
Taxonomy Description
(1) A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? 205 - POS
  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? 705 - POS
  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? 207 - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? 902 - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? 206 - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? 903 - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? 201 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? 202 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? 204 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? 901 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Security PPO? 200 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? 203 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? 308 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Bronze HDHP - PPO
  • Peak PPO Bronze Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Catastrophic - PPO
  • Peak PPO Gold - PPO
  • Peak PPO Gold Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Silver - PPO
  • Peak PPO Silver Standard - PPO
  • Plus Bronze - PPO
  • Plus Bronze Standard - PPO
  • Plus Gold - PPO
  • Plus Gold Standard - PPO
  • Plus Silver Standard - PPO
  • PEAK PPO BRONZE - PPO
  • PEAK PPO BRONZE HDHP - PPO
  • PEAK PPO GOLD - PPO
  • PEAK PPO GOLD HDHP - PPO
  • PEAK PPO SILVER - PPO
  • PEAK PPO SILVER HDHP - PPO
  • Plus Bronze HDHP - PPO
  • Plus Gold HDHP - PPO

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

CRAIG AASVED

Authorized Official Title
CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(406) 444-7500

Hospital Compare Quality Information

Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.

  • Overall Quality Rating Not Available - Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.

    The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

  • Hospital Type Psychiatric - Voluntary non-profit - Private

  • Emergency Services: No

    Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records:

    Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1053577205, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 45. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 45 = 5).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
0
Unchanged
Pos 3
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
3
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
2
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
5
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 5 → 10 → 1 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 0 + 24 = 45

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 45 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 45 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1053577205.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Clinic/Center (Adolescent and Children Mental Health)
2620 SHODAIR DRIVE
HELENA, MT 59601

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1053577205, enumerated as an "organization" on August 06, 2008.

The provider is located at 2620 SHODAIR DRIVE HELENA, MT 59601 and the phone number is (406) 444-7500.

Clinical Medical Laboratory with taxonomy code 291U00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana and Mountain. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.