LACKAWANNA COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER
NPI 1477549855
Skilled Nursing Facility in Olyphant, PA

NPI Status: Active since September 21, 2005

Contact Information

STURGES ROAD
OLYPHANT, PA
ZIP 18447
Phone: (570) 489-8611
Fax: (570) 489-5349

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About LACKAWANNA COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Lackawanna County Health Care Center, a provider established in Olyphant, Pennsylvania operating as a Skilled Nursing Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477549855 assigned on September 2005. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 314000000X with license number 134902 (PA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Lackawanna County Health Care Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. James Miller Lnha (Administrator)

NPI
1477549855
Provider Legal Name
LACKAWANNA COUNTY EMPLOYEES
Other Organization Name
LACKAWANNA COUNTY HEALTH CARE CENTER
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
STURGES ROAD OLYPHANT, PA 18447
Location Phone
(570) 489-8611
Location Fax
(570) 489-5349
Mailing Address
STURGES ROAD OLYPHANT, PA 18447
Mailing Phone
(570) 489-8611
Mailing Fax
(570) 489-5349
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
09-21-2005
Last Update Date
06-25-2008
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Skilled Nursing Facility

Taxonomy Code
314000000X
Type
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
License No.
134902
License State
PA
Taxonomy Description
(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

MR. JAMES MILLER LNHA

Authorized Official Title
ADMINISTRATOR
Authorized Official Phone
(570) 489-8611

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
395414MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06)PA 
0007571820003MEDICAID (05)PA 

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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 1477549855, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 8
8
Unchanged
Pos 9
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Check
5
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 7 → 14 → 5 5 → 10 → 1 9 → 18 → 9 5 → 10 → 1

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1477549855.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 1 provider is registered at the same or a nearby location.

Skilled Nursing Facility
STURGES ROAD
OLYPHANT, PA 18447

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1477549855, enumerated as an "organization" on September 21, 2005.

The provider is located at STURGES ROAD OLYPHANT, PA 18447 and the phone number is (570) 489-8611.

Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.

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