FIRST CARE LIVING
NPI 1245779057
Foster Care Agency in Grand Rapids, MI
NPI Status: Active since February 14, 2017
Contact Information
256 PALMER ST NE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
ZIP 49505
Phone: (616) 419-0641
Fax: (616) 288-9177
- Organization
- Foster Care Agency
About FIRST CARE LIVING
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for First Care Living, a provider established in Grand Rapids, Michigan operating as a Foster Care Agency. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1245779057 assigned on February 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 253J00000X with license number AF410370132 (MI). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. The provider's is doing business as First Care Living. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ashley Bucy (Owner)
- NPI
- 1245779057
- Provider Legal Name
- FIRST CARE LIVING
- Other Organization Name
- FIRST CARE LIVING
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 256 PALMER ST NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505
- Location Phone
- (616) 419-0641
- Location Fax
- (616) 288-9177
- Mailing Address
- 256 PALMER ST NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505
- Mailing Phone
- (616) 419-0641
- Mailing Fax
- (616) 288-9177
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 02-14-2017
- Last Update Date
- 02-14-2017
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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
Foster Care Agency
- Taxonomy Code
- 253J00000X
- Type
- Agencies
- License No.
- AF410370132
- License State
- MI
- Taxonomy Description
- A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.
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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 1245779057, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1245779057, enumerated as an "organization" on February 14, 2017.
The provider is located at 256 PALMER ST NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505 and the phone number is (616) 419-0641.
Foster Care Agency with taxonomy code 253J00000X.
