BLUEGRASS PALLIATIVE CARE
NPI 1427129188
Family Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Lexington, KY

NPI Status: Active since November 13, 2006

Contact Information

1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY
ZIP 40504
Phone: (859) 278-4869
Fax: (859) 278-7690

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  • Organization
  • Family Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 18D0956550
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Other
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-28-2027

About BLUEGRASS PALLIATIVE CARE

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bluegrass Palliative Care, a provider established in Lexington, Kentucky operating as a Family Medicine, focusing in hospice and palliative medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427129188 assigned on November 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207QH0002X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. Bluegrass Palliative Care operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Bluegrass Palliative Care. The authorized official of this NPI record is Elizabeth Fowler Mph (Chief Executive Officer)

NPI
1427129188
Provider Legal Name
PALLIATIVE CARE CENTER OF THE BLUEGRASS INC.
Other Organization Name
BLUEGRASS PALLIATIVE CARE
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1733 HARRODSBURG RD LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Location Phone
(859) 278-4869
Location Fax
(859) 278-7690
Mailing Address
1733 HARRODSBURG RD LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Mailing Phone
(859) 278-4869
Mailing Fax
(859) 278-7690
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
11-13-2006
Last Update Date
08-15-2023
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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

Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Taxonomy Code
207QH0002X
Type
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Taxonomy Description
A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

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
License No. (State)
1103TC0700XBehavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Psychologist
Clinical

 
21041C0700XBehavioral Health & Social Service Providers

Social Worker
Clinical

 
3207Q00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Family Medicine

 
4207R00000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine

 
5207RG0300XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine
Geriatric Medicine

 
6207RH0002XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Internal Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine

 
7208100000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

 
82081H0002XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Hospice and Palliative Medicine

 
9208VP0000XAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Pain Medicine
Pain Medicine

 
10363LA2100XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Nurse Practitioner
Acute Care

3002782 (KY)
11363LA2200XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Nurse Practitioner
Adult Health

3008486 (KY)
12363LF0000XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Nurse Practitioner
Family

 
13364SA2100XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Acute Care

 
14364SP0200XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Pediatrics

 

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:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - HMO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Complete Silver - EPO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - EPO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Gold - EPO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options - EPO
  • Enhanced Diabetes Care Silver with $0 Drug Options + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Gold - EPO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO

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

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

ELIZABETH FOWLER MPH

Authorized Official Title
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(859) 276-5344

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
65931438MEDICAID (05)KY 
8290011900MEDICAID (05)KY 
78902517MEDICAID (05)KY 

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
18D0956550
Facility Type
Other
Certificate Effective Date
January 29, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
January 28, 2027
Laboratory Director
MS. DANIELLE ROOT
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Bluegrass Palliative 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.

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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 1427129188, we treat the final digit (8) 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 62. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 62 = 8).

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
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
1
Unchanged
Pos 9
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Check
8
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 2 → 4 1 → 2 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 62

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

The next multiple of ten after 62 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 62 = 8
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 8, which matches the last digit of 1427129188.

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Nurse Practitioner (Family)
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Internal Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
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Counselor (Professional)
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LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
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LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
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LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Internal Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Internal Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Psychologist (Clinical)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
1733 HARRODSBURG RD
LEXINGTON, KY 40504

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1427129188, enumerated as an "organization" on November 13, 2006.

The provider is located at 1733 HARRODSBURG RD LEXINGTON, KY 40504 and the phone number is (859) 278-4869.

Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207QH0002X and a focus in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.