BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER BEHAVORIAL HEALTH UNIT
NPI 1700031713
Psychiatric Unit in Arcadia, LA

NPI Status: Active since November 19, 2008

Contact Information

1175 PINE ST STE 200
ARCADIA, LA
ZIP 71001
Phone: (318) 263-4700

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About BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER BEHAVORIAL HEALTH UNIT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Bienville Medical Center Behavorial Health Unit, a provider established in Arcadia, Louisiana operating as a Psychiatric Unit. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1700031713 assigned on November 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 273R00000X with license number 552 (LA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 18 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Richard Merk (Ceo)

NPI
1700031713
Provider Name
BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER BEHAVORIAL HEALTH UNIT
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1175 PINE ST STE 200 ARCADIA, LA 71001
Location Phone
(318) 263-4700
Mailing Address
504 TEXAS ST STE 200 SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
Mailing Phone
(318) 226-8202
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
11-19-2008
Last Update Date
11-19-2008
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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

Psychiatric Unit

Taxonomy Code
273R00000X
Type
Hospital Units
License No.
552
License State
LA
Taxonomy Description
In general, a distinct unit of a hospital that provides acute or long-term care to emotionally disturbed patients, including patients admitted for diagnosis and those admitted for treatment of psychiatric problems on the basis of physicians' orders and approved nursing care plans. Long-term care may include intensive supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital admitting only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, whose treatment is of an intensity that can be provided only in an inpatient hospital setting, and whose condition is described by a psychiatric principal diagnosis contained in the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or in Chapter 5 (Mental Disorders) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). The unit must furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, psychological services, social work services, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The unit must maintain medical records that permit determination of the degree and intensity of treatment provided to individuals who are furnished services in the unit; the unit must meet special staff requirements in that the unit must have adequate numbers of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate inpatients, formulate written, individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, provide active treatment measures and engage in discharge planning.

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. RICHARD MERK

Authorized Official Title
CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(318) 226-8202

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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 1700031713, we treat the final digit (3) 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 47. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (50 - 47 = 3).

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
7
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 8
7
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
3
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 0 → 0 0 → 0 1 → 2 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 24 = 47

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

The next multiple of ten after 47 is 50. The difference is the calculated check digit.

50 - 47 = 3
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 3, which matches the last digit of 1700031713.

Other Providers at the Same Location


The following 2 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

Emergency Medicine
1175 PINE ST STE 200
ARCADIA, LA 71001
General Acute Care Hospital (Critical Access)
1175 PINE ST STE 200
ARCADIA, LA 71001

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1700031713, enumerated as an "organization" on November 19, 2008.

The provider is located at 1175 PINE ST STE 200 ARCADIA, LA 71001 and the phone number is (318) 263-4700.

Psychiatric Unit with taxonomy code 273R00000X.