CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
NPI 1699843086
Clinic/Center - Public Health, State or Local in Hickory, NC

NPI Status: Active since December 01, 2006

Contact Information

3070 11TH AVENUE DR SE
HICKORY, NC
ZIP 28602
Phone: (828) 695-5849
Fax: (828) 695-5101

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

Organization
Clinic/Center
Public Health, State or Local
CLIA Number: 34D0246735
CLIA Cert. Type: Public Health Laboratories
CLIA Exp. Date: 01-23-2027

About CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Catawba County Public Health, a primary care provider established in Hickory, North Carolina operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in public health, state or local . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1699843086 assigned on December 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QP0905X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Catawba County Public Health. The authorized official of this NPI record is Douglas W Urland Mpa (Health Director)

NPI: 1699843086
Provider Legal Name: COUNTY OF CATAWBA OFFICE OF ACCOUNTANT
Other Organization Name: CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 3070 11TH AVENUE DR SE HICKORY, NC 28602
Location Phone: (828) 695-5849
Location Fax: (828) 695-5101
Mailing Address: 3070 11TH AVENUE DR SE HICKORY, NC 28602
Mailing Phone: (828) 695-5849
Mailing Fax: (828) 695-5101
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 12-01-2006
Last Update Date: 10-16-2009
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A primary care provider (PCP) like Catawba County Public Health sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .

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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: Clinic/Center Public Health, State or Local
Taxonomy Code: 261QP0905X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities
License State: NC

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: DOUGLAS W URLAND MPA
Authorized Official Title: HEALTH DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (828) 695-5801

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
=========	OTHER (01)		TIN
3404426	MEDICAID (05)	NC

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: 34D0246735
Facility Type: Public Health Laboratories
Certificate Effective Date: January 24, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date: January 23, 2027
Laboratory Director: CHANTAE M. LAIL
Certificate Type: Certificate of Compliance
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Catawba County Public Health after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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 1699843086, we treat the final digit (6) 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 74. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 74 = 6).

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 → 18 → 1 + 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 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 9 → 18 → 9 8 → 16 → 7 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 24 = 74

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

The next multiple of ten after 74 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.

80 - 74 = 6

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 6, which matches the last digit of 1699843086.