WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPT-CHATOM AIDS
NPI 1720121940
Public Health or Welfare in Chatom, AL

NPI Status: Active since February 15, 2007

Contact Information

2024 GRANADE AVENUE
CHATOM, AL
ZIP 36518
Phone: (251) 847-2245

NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Secondary Taxonomies
Insurance Plans Accepted
Authorized Official
NPI Validation
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Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Public Health or Welfare

About WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPT-CHATOM AIDS

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Washington County Health Dept-chatom Aids, a provider established in Chatom, Alabama operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1720121940 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Regina L Patterson (Director Of Health Systems)

NPI: 1720121940
Provider Name: WASHINGTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPT-CHATOM AIDS
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 2024 GRANADE AVENUE CHATOM, AL 36518
Location Phone: (251) 847-2245
Mailing Address: PO BOX 690 CHATOM, AL 36518
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-15-2007
Last Update Date: 09-20-2024
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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: Public Health or Welfare
Taxonomy Code: 251K00000X
Type: Agencies

Secondary Taxonomies

The provider has reported to the NPI enumerator additional taxonomy codes. Multiple taxonomy codes may represent subspecialties or other areas of specialization the provider maybe licensed to practice.

No.	Taxonomy Code	Type	Classification / Specialization	License No. (State)
1	251B00000X	Agencies	Case Management

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: REGINA L PATTERSON
Authorized Official Title: DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SYSTEMS
Authorized Official Phone: (334) 206-5061

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
590130085	MEDICAID (05)	AL

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 1720121940, we treat the final digit (0) 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 60. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 60 = 0).

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 → 4

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 2

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

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 2 → 4 1 → 2 1 → 2 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 9 + 8 + 24 = 60

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

The next multiple of ten after 60 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 60 = 0

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 0, which matches the last digit of 1720121940.