FAMILY SAFETY PROGRAM
NPI 1629698303
Foster Care Agency in Cherokee, NC

NPI Status: Active since April 22, 2020

Contact Information

117 JOHN CROWE HILL DR
CHEROKEE, NC
ZIP 28719
Phone: (828) 359-1507

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About FAMILY SAFETY PROGRAM

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Family Safety Program, a provider established in Cherokee, North Carolina operating as a Foster Care Agency. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1629698303 assigned on April 2020. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 253J00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Family Safety Program. The authorized official of this NPI record is Michael Ernest Quillen (Director Of Health Care Administrat)

NPI
1629698303
Provider Legal Name
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
Other Organization Name
FAMILY SAFETY PROGRAM
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
117 JOHN CROWE HILL DR CHEROKEE, NC 28719
Location Phone
(828) 359-1507
Mailing Address
PO BOX 666 CHEROKEE, NC 28719
Mailing Phone
(828) 359-1507
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
Yes
Enumeration Date
04-22-2020
Last Update Date
08-14-2024
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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

Foster Care Agency

Taxonomy Code
253J00000X
Type
Agencies
Taxonomy Description
A Foster Care Agency is an agency that provides foster care as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as 24-hour substitute care for children outside their own homes. Foster care settings include, but are not limited to, nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes (whether payments are being made or not), group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities, and pre-adoptive homes.

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

MICHAEL ERNEST QUILLEN

Authorized Official Title
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRAT
Authorized Official Phone
(828) 359-6194

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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 1629698303, 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
2
Doubled → 4
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
3
Unchanged
Pos 9
0
Doubled → 0
Check
3
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 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 3 + 0 + 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 1629698303.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1629698303, enumerated as an "organization" on April 22, 2020.

The provider is located at 117 JOHN CROWE HILL DR CHEROKEE, NC 28719 and the phone number is (828) 359-1507.

Foster Care Agency with taxonomy code 253J00000X.