LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
NPI 1427493824
Public Health or Welfare in Leadville, CO

NPI Status: Active since April 30, 2013

Contact Information

735 US HIGHWAY 24
LEADVILLE, CO
ZIP 80461
Phone: (719) 486-2413
Fax: (719) 486-4168

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Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
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Organization
Public Health or Welfare
CLIA Number: 06D0663717
CLIA Cert. Type: Public Health Laboratories
CLIA Exp. Date: 08-11-2027

About LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lake County Government, a provider established in Leadville, Colorado operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1427493824 assigned on April 2013. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X with license number RN.1618656 (CO). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Julie Gonzales (Finance And Grants Manager)

NPI: 1427493824
Provider Legal Name: LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type: (6)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 735 US HIGHWAY 24 LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Location Phone: (719) 486-2413
Location Fax: (719) 486-4168
Mailing Address: PO BOX 626 LEADVILLE, CO 80461
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-30-2013
Last Update Date: 12-02-2025
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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: Public Health or Welfare
Taxonomy Code: 251K00000X
Type: Agencies
License No.: RN.1618656
License State: CO

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: JULIE GONZALES
Authorized Official Title: FINANCE AND GRANTS MANAGER
Authorized Official Phone: (719) 486-2413

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: 06D0663717
Facility Type: Public Health Laboratories
Certificate Effective Date: August 12, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: August 11, 2027
Laboratory Director: DR. LISA ZWERDLINGER
Certificate Type: Certificate for Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures (PPMP)
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Lake County Government in which a physician, midlevel practitioner or dentist that performs specific microscopy procedures during the course of a patient's visit. A limited list of provider-performed microscopy procedures is included under this certificate type, which are categorized as moderate complexity testing.

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 1427493824, 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 76. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 76 = 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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

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 2 → 4 4 → 8 3 → 6 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 24 = 76

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

The next multiple of ten after 76 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 76 = 4

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1427493824.