POLK COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
NPI 1578127866
Preventive Medicine - Public Health & General Preventive Medicine in Columbus, NC
NPI Status: Active since April 23, 2019
Contact Information
161 WALKER ST
COLUMBUS, NC
ZIP 28722
Phone: (828) 894-2114
- Organization
- Preventive Medicine
- Public Health & General Preventive Medic...
- CLIA Number: 34D2196941
- CLIA Cert. Type: Public Health Laboratories
- CLIA Exp. Date: 10-20-2026
About POLK COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Polk County Local Government, a provider established in Columbus, North Carolina operating as a Preventive Medicine, focusing in public health & general preventive medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1578127866 assigned on April 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 2083P0901X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. Polk County Local Government operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Robin Elliott (Director)
- NPI
- 1578127866
- Provider Name
- POLK COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 161 WALKER ST COLUMBUS, NC 28722
- Location Phone
- (828) 894-2114
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 308 COLUMBUS, NC 28722
- Mailing Phone
- (828) 894-2114
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- Yes
- Enumeration Date
- 04-23-2019
- Last Update Date
- 01-07-2026
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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
Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 2083P0901X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Taxonomy Description
- Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 133N00000X | Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers | Nutritionist | |
| 2 | 133NN1002X | Dietary & Nutritional Service Providers | Nutritionist | |
| 3 | 2083C0008X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Preventive Medicine |
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
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
- 34D2196941
- Facility Type
- Public Health Laboratories
- Certificate Effective Date
- October 21, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- October 20, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- JOSHUA KENNEDY
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Polk County Local Government to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1578127866, we treat the final digit (6) 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 64. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 64 = 6).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 64 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1578127866, enumerated as an "organization" on April 23, 2019.
The provider is located at 161 WALKER ST COLUMBUS, NC 28722 and the phone number is (828) 894-2114.
Preventive Medicine with taxonomy code 2083P0901X and a focus in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine.
