POLK MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1609820661
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Cedartown, GA
NPI Status: Active since May 22, 2006
Contact Information
424 N MAIN ST
CEDARTOWN, GA
ZIP 30125
Phone: (770) 748-2500
Fax: (770) 749-9904
- Organization
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Critical Access
About POLK MEDICAL CENTER
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Polk Medical Center, a provider established in Cedartown, Georgia operating as a General Acute Care Hospital, focusing in critical access . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1609820661 assigned on May 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 282NC0060X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Polk Medical Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Tim Prestridge (Cfo)
- NPI
- 1609820661
- Provider Legal Name
- COLUMBIA POLK GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC.
- Other Organization Name
- POLK MEDICAL CENTER
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 424 N MAIN ST CEDARTOWN, GA 30125
- Location Phone
- (770) 748-2500
- Location Fax
- (770) 749-9904
- Mailing Address
- 424 N MAIN ST CEDARTOWN, GA 30125
- Mailing Phone
- (770) 748-2500
- Mailing Fax
- (770) 749-9904
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-22-2006
- Last Update Date
- 08-22-2020
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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
General Acute Care Hospital Critical Access
- Taxonomy Code
- 282NC0060X
- Type
- Hospitals
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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 1609820661, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).
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 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1609820661, enumerated as an "organization" on May 22, 2006.
The provider is located at 424 N MAIN ST CEDARTOWN, GA 30125 and the phone number is (770) 748-2500.
General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282NC0060X and a focus in Critical Access.
