DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1528087004
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Machias, ME

NPI Status: Active since July 18, 2006

Contact Information

11 HOSPITAL DRIVE
MACHIAS, ME
ZIP 04654
Phone: (207) 255-3356
Fax: (207) 255-0289

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Critical Access
  • Accepts Insurance

About DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Down East Community Hospital is a hospital serving the Machias, Maine region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1528087004 assigned on July 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X with license number 36313 (ME). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Vicki F Brown (Pfs Director)

NPI
1528087004
Provider Name
DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
11 HOSPITAL DRIVE MACHIAS, ME 04654
Location Phone
(207) 255-3356
Location Fax
(207) 255-0289
Mailing Address
11 HOSPITAL DRIVE MACHIAS, ME 04654
Mailing Phone
(207) 255-3356
Mailing Fax
(207) 255-0289
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
07-18-2006
Last Update Date
10-27-2008
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Down East Community Hospital doesn't have an overall quality rating because there are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access

Taxonomy Code
282NC0060X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
36313
License State
ME

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 6000/20%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7000/50%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
  • Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 8500/50%/9200 - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 1000/20%/7500 - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/0%/6500 RxD - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/10%/4600 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/10%/7500 - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/20%/4600 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 3000/0%/7500 RxD - HMO
  • Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 500/30%/9000 - HMO
  • Anthem Platinum Access Blue New England HMO 250/10%/3500 - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 2500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3000/30%/9000 Value - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3500/20%/10000 - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3500/20%/7250 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/0%/9000 - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/0%/9000 RxD - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/10%/7250 w/HSA - HMO
  • Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/20%/8500 - HMO

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

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Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

VICKI F BROWN

Authorized Official Title
PFS DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone
(207) 255-0460

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
102890000MEDICAID (05)ME 
201311MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06)ME 

Hospital Compare Quality Information

Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.

  • Overall Quality Rating Not Available - There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.

    The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

  • Hospital Type Critical Access Hospitals - Voluntary non-profit - Private

  • Emergency Services: Yes

    Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y

    Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

  • Death rate for stroke patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for pneumonia patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart failure patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

  • Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart failure patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart attack patients is number of cases too small

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings

  • Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is 87

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Discharged on Statin Medication is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is not available %

    Septic Shock 6 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is not available %

    Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is not available %

    Septic Shock 3 Hour.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is not available %

    Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 16

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %

    Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is not available %

    Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Head CT results is not available %

    Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Left before being seen is 3 %

    Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

  • Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better is not available minutes

    Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 152 minutes

    Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 99%

    Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
    Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024

  • Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is 9

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is not available%

    Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
    Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023

  • Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Emergency department volume is low

    Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022

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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 1528087004, 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 56. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 56 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
8
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
4
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 0 → 0 7 → 14 → 5 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 0 + 24 = 56

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

The next multiple of ten after 56 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 56 = 4
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 4, which matches the last digit of 1528087004.

Other Providers at the Same Location


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

Physical Therapist
11 HOSPITAL DRIVE
MACHIAS, ME 04654

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1528087004, enumerated as an "organization" on July 18, 2006.

The provider is located at 11 HOSPITAL DRIVE MACHIAS, ME 04654 and the phone number is (207) 255-3356.

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

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medicare and. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.