GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE
NPI 1245306737
Home Health in Sauk Rapids, MN

Patient Care Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since November 27, 2006

Contact Information

1115 4TH AVE N
SAUK RAPIDS, MN
ZIP 56379
Phone: (320) 252-6525
Fax: (320) 259-3463

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Table of Contents

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
Nursing Home Quality Information
Nursing Home Compare Information
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Home Health
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 24D0671532
CLIA Cert. Type: Home Health Agency
CLIA Exp. Date: 08-31-2026

About GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Good Shepherd Home Health Care, a provider established in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota operating as a Home Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245306737 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251E00000X with license number 333736 (MN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 15 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Good Shepherd Home Health Care. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Bruce Allen Glanzer (Administrator Ceo)

NPI: 1245306737
Provider Legal Name: GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN HOME OF SAUK RAPIDS MINNESOTA
Other Organization Name: GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1115 4TH AVE N SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379
Location Phone: (320) 252-6525
Location Fax: (320) 259-3463
Mailing Address: 1115 4TH AVE N SAUK RAPIDS, MN 56379
Mailing Phone: (320) 252-6525
Mailing Fax: (320) 259-3463
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 11-27-2006
Last Update Date: 12-21-2010
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, Good Shepherd Home Health Care has a much above average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 5 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.

According to the Home Health Compare program data, Good Shepherd Home Health Care has overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on seven separate quality measures including: timely initiation of care, improvement in ambulation, bed transferring, bathing, shortness of breath, management of oral medications and relapse in acute care hospitalizations. The Quality of Patient Star Rating for this provider is 2.5 out of 5 and summarizes some of the current health care provider performance measures.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Home Health
Taxonomy Code: 251E00000X
Type: Agencies
License No.: 333736
License State: MN
Taxonomy Description: A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

HealthPartners

Atlas $1,300 Gold - PPO
Atlas $2,000 Standard Gold - PPO
Atlas $3,050 Plus Silver - PPO
Atlas $3,800 HSA Silver - PPO
Atlas $6,000 Standard Silver - PPO
Atlas $6,800 Plus Bronze HSA - PPO
Atlas $7,500 Standard Bronze HSA - PPO
Atlas $8,400 HSA Bronze - PPO

Medicare

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Medicaid

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

*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: MR. BRUCE ALLEN GLANZER
Authorized Official Title: ADMINISTRATOR CEO
Authorized Official Phone: (320) 252-6525

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier	Type / Code	Identifier State	Identifier Issuer
168023400	MEDICAID (05)	MN
247230	MEDICARE ID-TYPE UNSPECIFIED (04)	MN	PROVIDER NUMBER

Nursing Home Quality Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.

Overall Quality Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures.
Health Inspection Rating	Not Available
The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections.
Quality Measures Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures.
Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only.
Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only.
Staffing Rating	- 5 out of 5 stars - Much Above Average
The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides.
Nurse Aide Staffing Hours	3.38 hours per resident per day
Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staffing Hours	0.81 hours per resident per day
Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better.
RN Staff Turnover	43.5%
Resgistered nurse turnover is the percentage of registered nursing staff who stop working at the facility within a given year.
Ownership Type	Non profit - Church related
Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned.
Number of Certified Beds	146 beds
Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Residents per Day	111 residents
Average number of residents living in the facility per day.
Automatic Sprinkler Systems	Yes
Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas?
Facility Reported Incidents	3 incidents
Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Substantiated Complaints	1 complaints
Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Citations from Inspections	citations after infection control inspection
Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better.
Total Number of Penalties	2 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation
The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time.
Number of Fines	2 fines
Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare.
Amount of Fines	$19750.00
Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years.

Nursing Home Compare Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes Home Health Compare quality of care data to provide consumers an easy way to compare "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" home health agencies are approved by Medicare and meet certain federal health and safety requirements.

The Home Health Compare information helps consumers learn how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often each agency used best practices when caring for its patients and what patients said about their recent home health care experience.

Quality of Patient Care Rating Quality of Patient Care Rating The quality of patient care star rating summarizes 8 of the 23 quality measures reported on Home Health Compare. It provides a single indicator of an agency's performance compared to other agencies.	- 2 out of 5 stars - GOOD SHEPHERD HOME HEALTH CARE performance was below the average of other agencies on selected measures.
Ownership Type Ownership Type Home health agencies can be run by private for-profit corporations, non-profit corporations, religious affiliated organizations or government entities. The type of ownership may affect agency resources and how services are organized. Quality can vary in home health agencies within each of the different types of ownership. Each agency needs to be judged on its own merits.	NonProfit
Offers Nursing Care Offers Nursing Care? The home health agency offers care given or supervised by registered nurses. Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver. Examples include: giving IV drugs, shots, or tube feedings; changing dressings; and teaching about diabetes care. Any service that could be done safely by a non-medical person (or by yourself) without the supervision of a nurse isn’t skilled nursing care. Medicare covers home health skilled nursing care that's part time and intermittent.	Yes
Offers Physical Therapy Offers Physical Therapy? The home health agency offers treatment of injury and disease by mechanical means, like heat, light, exercise, and massage.	Yes
Offers Occupational Therapy Offers Occupational Therapy? The home health agency offers services given to help you return to usual activities (like bathing, preparing meals, and housekeeping) after illness either on an inpatient or outpatient basis.	Yes
Offers Speech Therapy Offers Speech Therapy? The home health agency offers services to assist with problems involving speech, language, and swallowing. Communication problems can be present at birth or develop after an injury or illness, like a stroke.	Yes
Offers Medical Social Services Medical Social Services? The home health agency offers services to help with social and emotional concerns related to your illness. This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community.	No
Offers Home Health Aide Offers Home Health Aide? The home health agency offers part time or intermittent services to help with daily living activities.	Yes
Medicare Certification Date	01-23-1987
Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes used to calculate how much Medicare spends at this agency Number of episodes of care used to calculate how much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally.	90
How often patients got better at walking or moving around? How often patients got better at walking or moving around? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to ambulate.	76.6%
How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to get in and out of bed.	73.9%
How often patients got better at bathing? How often patients got better at bathing? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient got better at bathing self.	71%
How often patients' breathing improved? How often patients' breathing improved? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient became less short of breath or dyspneic.	86.5%
How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? How often the home health team began their patients' care in a timely manner? This quality measure shows the percentage of episodes of care initiated or resumed on the date the physician ordered, or within within 24-48 hours of referral.	100%
How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? How often patients got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient improved in ability to take their medicines correctly (by mouth).	62.9%
How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? How often the home health team made sure that their patients have received a flu shot for the current flu season? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes during which patients received the influenza immunization for the current flu season.	86.9%
How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? How often physician-recommended actions to address medication issues were completed timely? This quality measure shows the percentage of home health quality episodes forwhich a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.	98.8%
Percent of Residents Experiencing One or More Falls with Major Injury How often a patient had one or more falls with a major injury? This measure reports the percentage of patients who suffer falls that may result in major injuries and are a risk for patients living at the health home.	3.1%
Application of Percent of Long-Term Care Hospital Patients with an Admission and Discharge Functional Assessment How often a patient has an admission and discharge functional assessment and an admission care plan that addresses function? This measure displays hows how often the home health team completed a functional assessment for patients at both admission and discharge, and developed a functional care plan at admission.	100%
How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? How much Medicare spends on an episode of care at this agency, compared to Medicare spending across all agencies nationally? This measure evaluates Home Health resource use relative to the resource use of the national median of all Home Health providers. Specifically, the measure assesses the Medicare spending performed by the Home Health provider and other healthcare providers during an MSPB-PAC episode.	0.95%

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 24D0671532
Facility Type: Home Health Agency
Certificate Effective Date: September 01, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: August 31, 2026
Laboratory Director: EMILY KLEVER
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Good Shepherd Home Health Care to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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 1245306737, we treat the final digit (7) 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 63. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 63 = 7).

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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

Check

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 4 → 8 3 → 6 6 → 12 → 3 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 24 = 63

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

The next multiple of ten after 63 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 63 = 7

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1245306737.