EVELETH EYECARE CENTER
NPI 1649456641
Eyewear Supplier in Eveleth, MN

NPI Status: Active since January 21, 2008

Contact Information

314 GRANT AVE
EVELETH, MN
ZIP 55734
Phone: (218) 744-4528

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  • Organization
  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 24D2052754
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Practitioner Other
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 01-16-2027

About EVELETH EYECARE CENTER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Eveleth Eyecare Center, a provider established in Eveleth, Minnesota operating as a Eyewear Supplier. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1649456641 assigned on January 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 332H00000X with license number 2080 (MN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Eveleth Eyecare Center. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Matthew Arnold Gahn O.d. (Owner)

NPI
1649456641
Provider Legal Name
MATTHEW A. GAHN, O.D.
Other Organization Name
EVELETH EYECARE CENTER
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
314 GRANT AVE EVELETH, MN 55734
Location Phone
(218) 744-4528
Mailing Address
314 GRANT AVE EVELETH, MN 55734
Mailing Phone
(218) 744-4528
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
01-21-2008
Last Update Date
02-18-2009
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Eyewear Supplier

Taxonomy Code
332H00000X
Type
Suppliers
License No.
2080
License State
MN
Taxonomy Description
An organization that provides spectacles, contact lenses, and other vision enhancement devices prescribed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Bronze Share - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Expanded Bronze Standard - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold Share - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Gold Standard - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Silver Share - HMO
  • Medica Individual Choice Silver Standard - HMO

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

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

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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

DR. MATTHEW ARNOLD GAHN O.D.

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(218) 744-4528

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
0250390001MEDICARE NSC (07)MN 
4C965GAOTHER (01)MNBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

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
24D2052754
Facility Type
Practitioner Other
Certificate Effective Date
January 17, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
January 16, 2027
Laboratory Director
MATTHEW A. GAHN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Eveleth Eyecare Center 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 1649456641, 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 79. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 79 = 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
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
6
Unchanged
Pos 3
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
4
Doubled → 8
Pos 6
5
Unchanged
Pos 7
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
4
Doubled → 8
Check
1
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 4 → 8 6 → 12 → 3 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 8 + 24 = 79

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

The next multiple of ten after 79 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 79 = 1
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 1, which matches the last digit of 1649456641.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1649456641, enumerated as an "organization" on January 21, 2008.

The provider is located at 314 GRANT AVE EVELETH, MN 55734 and the phone number is (218) 744-4528.

Eyewear Supplier with taxonomy code 332H00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medica, Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.