BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC.
NPI 1477822740
Case Management in Great Falls, MT

NPI Status: Active since December 15, 2011

Contact Information

1411 9TH ST SO
GREAT FALLS, MT
ZIP 59405
Phone: (406) 455-2660
Fax: (406) 771-6450

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  • Organization
  • Case Management
  • Medicare Supplier
  • Does Not Accept Medicare Approved Payment

About BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Benefis Community Care, Inc., a provider established in Great Falls, Montana operating as a Case Management. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1477822740 assigned on December 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251B00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 5 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Forrest Ehlinger (Chief Financial Officer)

NPI
1477822740
Provider Name
BENEFIS COMMUNITY CARE, INC.
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1411 9TH ST SO GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Location Phone
(406) 455-2660
Location Fax
(406) 771-6450
Mailing Address
1411 9TH ST SO GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Mailing Phone
(406) 455-2660
Mailing Fax
(406) 771-6450
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
Yes
Enumeration Date
12-15-2011
Last Update Date
04-27-2021
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Benefis Community Care, Inc. is a medicare supplier with PTAN 20516837 who does not accept Medicare assignment for all durable medical equipment and supplies. The provider may not accept the Medicare allowable as payment in full and may collect additional payment directly from the patient, and/or charge more than the Medicare allowable.The supplier carries the following product categories: Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans or Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) or Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Mail Order) or Heat & Cold Applications or Hospital Beds (Electric) or Hospital Beds (Manual) or Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps/Supplies or Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads or (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies or Canes and/or Crutches or Patient Lifts or Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) or Walkers or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) or Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power) or Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Manual) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Manual Rel Accessories) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Power) or Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Power Rel Accessories) or Wheelchair Seating/Cushions or Orthoses: Custom Fabricated or Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) or Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf or Penile Pumps or Ostomy Supplies or Tracheotomy Supplies or Urological Supplies or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices or High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies or Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices or Mechanical In-Exsufflation Devices or Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies or Respiratory Assist Devices or Respiratory Suction Pumps or Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies or Surgical Dressings or Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Case Management

Taxonomy Code
251B00000X
Type
Agencies
Taxonomy Description
An organization that is responsible for providing case management services. The agency provides services which assist an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. Case management services may be used to locate, coordinate, and monitor necessary appropriate services. It may be used to encourage the use of cost-effective medical care by referrals to appropriate providers and to discourage over utilization of costly services. Case management may also serve to provide necessary coordination of non-medical services such as vocational rehabilitation, education, employment, when the services provided enable the individual to function at the highest level.

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

MR. FORREST EHLINGER

Authorized Official Title
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(406) 455-5479

Medical Equipment Supplier

The provider carries the following medical supplies product categories:

PTAN
20516837
Accepts Medicare Assignment
NO
Specialities List
MSC With Respiratory Therapist.
Competitive Bidding
NO

Supplies List

  • Commodes, Urinals, Bedpans - Raised toilets, Drop-arm commodes, Folding commodes, Plastic urinals, Plastic bedpans, Disposable urinals
  • Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Devices - Knee CPM machines, Shoulder CPM machines, Hand & wrist CPM machines
  • Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Non-Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
  • Blood Glucose Monitors/Supplies (Mail Order) - Home blood glucose monitors including lancets, reagent strips, and other supplies necessary for the proper functioning of the device
  • Heat & Cold Applications - Heat therapy, Cold therapy, Heating pads
  • Hospital Beds (Electric) - Total electric hospital beds, Semi-electric hospital beds
  • Hospital Beds (Manual) - Fixed height hospital beds, Variable height hospital beds
  • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Pumps/Supplies - Wound care sets, Pumps, Canisters
  • Support Surfaces: Pressure Reducing Beds/Mats/Pads - Group 1 – Alternating pressure pad, Air/Water/Dry pressure pad or pressure mattress. Group 2 - Pressure reducing powered air mattresses, Powered air flotation bed, non-powered pressure reducing mattress Group 3 – Air fluidized bed
  • (TENS) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulators and/or Supplies - Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the relief of acute post-operative pain
  • Canes and/or Crutches - Standard Canes, Quad Canes, Offset Canes, Standard Crutches, Forearm Crutches
  • Patient Lifts - Ceiling lifts, Slings
  • Power Operated Vehicles (Scooters) - Scooters
  • Walkers - Standard Walkers, Wheeled Walkers, Folding Walker
  • Wheelchairs (Standard Manual) - Standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Standard Manual Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard wheelchairs, transport wheelchairs, heavy duty wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Standard Power) - Standard power wheelchairs, Heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Standard Power Related Accessories) - Accessories for standard power wheelchairs, heavy duty standard power wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Manual) - Complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Manual Rel Accessories) - Complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Complex Rehabilitative Power) - Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs
  • Wheelchairs (Complex Rehab Power Rel Accessories) - Complex rehabilitative power wheelchairs
  • Wheelchair Seating/Cushions - Wheelchair seat cushions, Wheelchair bank cushions, Wheelchair padded armrests
  • Orthoses: Custom Fabricated - Custom met pads, Custom heel pads, Custom heel spur pads
  • Orthoses: Prefabricated (Non-Custom Fabricated) - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
  • Orthoses: Off-The-Shelf - Met pads, Heel pads, Heel spur pads
  • Penile Pumps -
  • Ostomy Supplies - Pouches, Paste, Powder, Barrier wipes
  • Tracheotomy Supplies - Tracheostomy care kits
  • Urological Supplies - Catheters, Urinary collection devices
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices - CPAP machines, Compressor systems, Humidifiers, Masks
  • High Freq Chest Wall Oscillation Devices/Supplies - Generator system, Vest, Hoses
  • Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation Devices - Intrapulmonary percussive ventilation compressor, hand held units, tubing
  • Mechanical In-Exsufflation Devices - Mechanical in-exsufflation devices are designed to slowly inflate the lungs with positive pressure during inspiration and simulate cough with rapidly applied negative pressure during expiration.
  • Oxygen Equipment and/or Supplies - Portable oxygen systems, Oxygen concentrators, Oxygen contents
  • Respiratory Assist Devices -
  • Respiratory Suction Pumps - Portable suction pumps, Stationary suction pumps, Canisters
  • Ventilators Accessories and/or Supplies - Volume control ventilator, Pressure support ventilator
  • Surgical Dressings - Gauze, Elastic bandages, Adhesive tape
  • Lymphedema Compression Treatment Items -

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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 1477822740, we treat the final digit (0) 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 70. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 70 = 0).

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
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
2
Unchanged
Pos 7
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
0
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 8 → 16 → 7 2 → 4 4 → 8

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 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 24 = 70

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

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

70 - 70 = 0
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1477822740.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies (Customized Equipment)
1411 9TH ST SO
GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Case Management
1411 9TH ST SO
GREAT FALLS, MT 59405

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1477822740, enumerated as an "organization" on December 15, 2011.

The provider is located at 1411 9TH ST SO GREAT FALLS, MT 59405 and the phone number is (406) 455-2660.

Case Management with taxonomy code 251B00000X.