PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAH
NPI 1437470622
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Richton, MS

NPI Status: Active since June 22, 2010

Contact Information

206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS
ZIP 39476
Phone: (601) 788-6316
Fax: (601) 788-2268

Get Directions Write a Review

  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Critical Access
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 25D0651950
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 03-24-2027

About PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Perry County General Hospital, Cah, a provider established in Richton, Mississippi operating as a General Acute Care Hospital, focusing in critical access . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1437470622 assigned on June 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X with license number 12-234 (MS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's is doing business as Perry County General Hospital, Cah. The authorized official of this NPI record is Ben Hester (Cfo)

NPI
1437470622
Provider Legal Name
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
Other Organization Name
PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAH
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
206 BAY AVE RICHTON, MS 39476
Location Phone
(601) 788-6316
Location Fax
(601) 788-2268
Mailing Address
PO BOX 15722 HATTIESBURG, MS 39404
Mailing Phone
(601) 288-4338
Mailing Fax
(601) 788-2268
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
Yes
Enumeration Date
06-22-2010
Last Update Date
11-08-2022
Code Navigator

Location Map

Secondary Locations

  • 210 Bay Ave
    Richton, MS 39476
    (601) 788-9222

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

General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access

Taxonomy Code
282NC0060X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
12-234
License State
MS

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)
1363L00000XPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Nurse Practitioner

12-234 (MS)

Group Taxonomy 193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Molina Gold Standard - HMO
  • Molina Silver Standard - HMO

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

BEN HESTER

Authorized Official Title
CFO
Authorized Official Phone
(601) 288-4225

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
009013542MEDICAID (05)MS 
193200000XMEDICAID (05)MS 

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
25D0651950
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
March 25, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
March 24, 2027
Laboratory Director
DR. HILLARY B. SIMS
Certificate Type
Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Perry County General Hospital, Cah after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

Reviews for PERRY COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL, CAH

There are currently no reviews for this provider. Be the first person to share your experience with this provider by filling out our review form. Your insights are appreciated and will help others make informed decisions.

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 1437470622, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
7
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
2
Doubled → 4
Check
2
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 3 → 6 4 → 8 0 → 0 2 → 4

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1437470622.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 7 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Nurse Practitioner (Family)
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Nurse Practitioner (Family)
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Occupational Therapist
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Physical Therapy Assistant
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Physical Therapy Assistant
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Hospitalist
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476
Emergency Medicine
206 BAY AVE
RICHTON, MS 39476

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1437470622, enumerated as an "organization" on June 22, 2010.

The provider is located at 206 BAY AVE RICHTON, MS 39476 and the phone number is (601) 788-6316.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282NC0060X and a focus in Critical Access.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Molina Healthcare, Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.