COMFORT KEEPERS
NPI 1659547669
Home Health in Fargo, ND

NPI Status: Active since April 30, 2008

Contact Information

1205 4TH AVE S
FARGO, ND
ZIP 58103
Phone: (701) 237-0004
Fax: (701) 237-0029

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  • Organization
  • Home Health
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 35D2091188
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Home Health Agency
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 02-08-2027

About COMFORT KEEPERS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Comfort Keepers, a provider established in Fargo, North Dakota operating as a Home Health. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1659547669 assigned on April 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251E00000X with license number 336384 (MN). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Comfort Keepers. The authorized official of this NPI record is Joel K Peterson (Owner)

NPI
1659547669
Provider Legal Name
PETERSON TCS LLC
Other Organization Name
COMFORT KEEPERS
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1205 4TH AVE S FARGO, ND 58103
Location Phone
(701) 237-0004
Location Fax
(701) 237-0029
Mailing Address
1205 4TH AVE S FARGO, ND 58103
Mailing Phone
(701) 237-0004
Mailing Fax
(701) 237-0029
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-30-2008
Last Update Date
04-22-2020
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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

Home Health

Taxonomy Code
251E00000X
Type
Agencies
License No.
336384
License State
MN
Taxonomy Description
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • BlueCare Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueCare Gold $10 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueCare Silver $20 PCP Copay ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Bronze 100 HSA Eligible ($8000 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Gold 90 HSA Eligible ($2600 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueDirect Silver 80 HSA Eligible ($3500 Deductible / $5 Preventive Drug List) - PPO
  • BlueEssential Catastrophic 100 HSA Eligible $10600 Deductible - PPO
  • BlueValue Bronze HSA Eligible $50 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • BlueValue Gold $30 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • BlueValue Silver $40 PCP Copay (Standardized plan) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Altru Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Altru Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Trinity Gold ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO
  • DakotaBlue Trinity Silver ($5 Value Based Drug List) - PPO

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.

*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

JOEL K PETERSON

Authorized Official Title
OWNER
Authorized Official Phone
(701) 237-0004

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
994613600MEDICAID (05)MN 
1456810MEDICAID (05)ND 

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
35D2091188
Facility Type
Home Health Agency
Certificate Effective Date
February 09, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
February 08, 2027
Laboratory Director
SUSAN K. PETERSON
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Comfort Keepers 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 1659547669, we treat the final digit (9) 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 61. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 61 = 9).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
9
Unchanged
Pos 5
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 6
4
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
9
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 5 → 10 → 1 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 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 9 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 61

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

The next multiple of ten after 61 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 61 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1659547669.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1659547669, enumerated as an "organization" on April 30, 2008.

The provider is located at 1205 4TH AVE S FARGO, ND 58103 and the phone number is (701) 237-0004.

Home Health with taxonomy code 251E00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Medicare. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.