ALTERNATIVES INC
NPI 1407337124
Counselor - Professional in Billings, MT

NPI Status: Active since August 22, 2018

Contact Information

1001 S 27TH ST
BILLINGS, MT
ZIP 59101
Phone: (406) 294-9609
Fax: (406) 245-4886

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Group Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Secondary Locations
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Counselor
Professional
Accepts Insurance
CLIA Number: 27D2319514
CLIA Cert. Type: Other - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
CLIA Exp. Date: 03-02-2027

About ALTERNATIVES INC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Alternatives Inc, a provider established in Billings, Montana operating as a Counselor, focusing in professional . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1407337124 assigned on August 2018. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 101YP2500X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Alternatives Inc operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is David Armstrong Ceo (Ceo Of Alternatives)

NPI: 1407337124
Provider Name: ALTERNATIVES INC
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 1001 S 27TH ST BILLINGS, MT 59101
Location Phone: (406) 294-9609
Location Fax: (406) 245-4886
Mailing Address: PO BOX 657 BILLINGS, MT 59103
Mailing Phone: (406) 259-9696
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 08-22-2018
Last Update Date: 08-08-2025
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Secondary Locations

3109 1st Ave N
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 259-9695

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: Counselor Professional
Taxonomy Code: 101YP2500X
Type: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization
1	101YA0400X	Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers	Counselor Addiction (Substance Use Disorder)
2	251B00000X	Agencies	Case Management
3	261QR0405X	Ambulatory Health Care Facilities	Clinic/Center Rehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder

Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana

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

*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: DAVID ARMSTRONG CEO
Authorized Official Title: CEO OF ALTERNATIVES
Authorized Official Phone: (406) 259-9695

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: 27D2319514
Facility Type: Other - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER
Certificate Effective Date: March 03, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: March 02, 2027
Laboratory Director: STACY PURCELL
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Alternatives Inc 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 1407337124, we treat the final digit (4) 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 4).

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 → 0

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 4

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 0 → 0 3 → 6 7 → 14 → 5 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 0 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1407337124.