MERCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
NPI 1649387101
Ambulance - Land Transport in Fort Scott, KS

NPI Status: Active since August 23, 2006

Contact Information

401 WOODLAND HILLS BLVD
FORT SCOTT, KS
ZIP 66701
Phone: (620) 223-2200

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Ambulance
Land Transport

About MERCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Mercy Emergency Medical Services, a provider established in Fort Scott, Kansas operating as a Ambulance, focusing in land transport . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649387101 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 3416L0300X with license number 1280 - TYPE 2 (KS). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 12 years ago. The provider's other name is Mercy Emergency Medical Services. The authorized official of this NPI record is Shelly Hunter (Cfo)

NPI: 1649387101
Provider Legal Name: MERCY KANSAS COMMUNITIES INC
Other Organization Name: MERCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Other Name Type: Other Name (5)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 401 WOODLAND HILLS BLVD FORT SCOTT, KS 66701
Location Phone: (620) 223-2200
Mailing Address: 401 WOODLAND HILLS BLVD FORT SCOTT, KS 66701
Mailing Phone: (620) 223-2200
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-23-2006
Last Update Date: 04-02-2014
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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: Ambulance Land Transport
Taxonomy Code: 3416L0300X
Type: Transportation Services
License No.: 1280 - TYPE 2
License State: KS

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

Medicare

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

Medicaid

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

Blue Cross Blue Shield

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

*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.

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: SHELLY HUNTER
Authorized Official Title: CFO
Authorized Official Phone: (417) 625-2459

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
100089300M	MEDICAID (05)	KS
019019	OTHER (01)	KS	BLUE CROSS
170058	MEDICARE OSCAR/CERTIFICATION (06)	KS

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 1649387101, 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 69. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 69 = 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.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 4 → 8 3 → 6 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 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 0 + 24 = 69

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

The next multiple of ten after 69 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 69 = 1

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1649387101.