BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSP OKTIBBEHA COUNTY INC.
NPI 1588537963
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Starkville, MS

NPI Status: Active since September 24, 2025

Contact Information

400 HOSPITAL RD
STARKVILLE, MS
ZIP 39759
Phone: (662) 615-2503
Fax: (662) 615-2554

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Organization
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit

About BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSP OKTIBBEHA COUNTY INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Baptist Memorial Hosp Oktibbeha County Inc., a provider established in Starkville, Mississippi operating as a Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1588537963 assigned on September 2025. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 275N00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Gregory M Duckett (Evp Clo)

NPI: 1588537963
Provider Name: BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSP OKTIBBEHA COUNTY INC.
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 400 HOSPITAL RD STARKVILLE, MS 39759
Location Phone: (662) 615-2503
Location Fax: (662) 615-2554
Mailing Address: 350 N HUMPHREYS BLVD MEMPHIS, TN 38120
Mailing Phone: (901) 227-5233
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-24-2025
Last Update Date: 09-24-2025
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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: Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
Taxonomy Code: 275N00000X
Type: Hospital Units
Taxonomy Description: A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

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: GREGORY M DUCKETT
Authorized Official Title: EVP CLO
Authorized Official Phone: (901) 227-5233

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 1588537963, we treat the final digit (3) 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 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).

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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Check

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 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 67

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

The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 67 = 3

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1588537963.