LONG TERM CARE UNIT
NPI 1679678031
Skilled Nursing Facility in Grantsville, WV

NPI Status: Active since September 13, 2006

Contact Information

186 HOSPITAL DRIVE
GRANTSVILLE, WV
ZIP 26147
Phone: (304) 354-9244
Fax: (304) 354-9323

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

Organization
Skilled Nursing Facility

About LONG TERM CARE UNIT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Long Term Care Unit, a provider established in Grantsville, West Virginia operating as a Skilled Nursing Facility. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1679678031 assigned on September 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 314000000X with license number 150 (WV). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 14 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Long Term Care Unit. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Stephen S. Whited (Cfo/coo)

NPI: 1679678031
Provider Legal Name: MINNIE HAMILTON HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.
Other Organization Name: LONG TERM CARE UNIT
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 186 HOSPITAL DRIVE GRANTSVILLE, WV 26147
Location Phone: (304) 354-9244
Location Fax: (304) 354-9323
Mailing Address: 186 HOSPITAL DRIVE GRANTSVILLE, WV 26147
Mailing Phone: (304) 354-9244
Mailing Fax: (304) 354-9323
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 09-13-2006
Last Update Date: 04-18-2012
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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: Skilled Nursing Facility
Taxonomy Code: 314000000X
Type: Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
License No.: 150
License State: WV
Taxonomy Description: (1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

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.

*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: MR. STEPHEN S. WHITED
Authorized Official Title: CFO/COO
Authorized Official Phone: (304) 354-9244

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
0002176-001	MEDICAID (05)	WV

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 1679678031, 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 → 14 → 1 + 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 6

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 7 → 14 → 5 6 → 12 → 3 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 9 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 6 + 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 1679678031.