BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.
NPI 1750398665
Hospice, Inpatient in Great Falls, MT

NPI Status: Active since August 02, 2006

Contact Information

1501 26TH ST S
GREAT FALLS, MT
ZIP 59405
Phone: (406) 455-3040
Fax: (406) 731-8318

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About BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Benefis Hospitals, Inc., a provider established in Great Falls, Montana operating as a Hospice, Inpatient. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1750398665 assigned on August 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 315D00000X with license number 27-1507 (MT). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated March 2026. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Mr. Bruce Houlihan (Svp/cfo)

NPI
1750398665
Provider Legal Name
BENEFIS HOSPITALS, INC.
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type
(6)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
1501 26TH ST S GREAT FALLS, MT 59405
Location Phone
(406) 455-3040
Location Fax
(406) 731-8318
Mailing Address
PO BOX 5096 GREAT FALLS, MT 59403
Mailing Phone
(406) 455-5000
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
08-02-2006
Last Update Date
03-24-2026
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According to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) data this facility is other and was certified on 08-29-1991 This facility was recently evaluated on the following quality measures: average daily census, hospice served at least 1 patient with both medicare and medicaid coverage during one year, hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in medicare advantage during one year, care provided in assisted living facility and care provided in home, etc.

Location Map

Secondary Locations

  • 522 Main Ave N Apt 3
    Choteau, MT 59422
    (406) 455-3040
  • 300 N Virginia St Ste 309
    Conrad, MT 59425
    (406) 455-3040
  • 1203 15th St
    Fort Benton, MT 59442
    (406) 455-3040
  • 1101 26th St S
    Great Falls, MT 59405
    (406) 455-3040

Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Hospice, Inpatient

Taxonomy Code
315D00000X
Type
Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities
License No.
27-1507
License State
MT
Taxonomy Description
A provider organization, or distinct part of the organization, which renders an interdisciplinary program providing palliative care, chiefly medical relief of pain and supporting services, which addresses the emotional, social, financial, and legal needs of terminally ill patients and their families where an institutional care environment is required for the patient.

Insurance Plans Accepted

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

  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? 205 - POS
  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? 705 - POS
  • Blue Focus Bronze POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? 207 - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? 902 - POS
  • Blue Focus Gold POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? 206 - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? 903 - POS
  • Blue Focus Silver POS? Standard - POS
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? 201 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? 202 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Bronze PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? 204 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? 901 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Gold PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Security PPO? 200 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? 203 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? 308 - PPO
  • Blue Preferred Silver PPO? Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Bronze HDHP - PPO
  • Peak PPO Bronze Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Catastrophic - PPO
  • Peak PPO Gold - PPO
  • Peak PPO Gold Standard - PPO
  • Peak PPO Silver - PPO
  • Peak PPO Silver Standard - PPO
  • Plus Bronze - PPO
  • Plus Bronze Standard - PPO
  • Plus Gold - PPO
  • Plus Gold Standard - PPO
  • Plus Silver Standard - PPO
  • PEAK PPO BRONZE - PPO
  • PEAK PPO BRONZE HDHP - PPO
  • PEAK PPO GOLD - PPO
  • PEAK PPO GOLD HDHP - PPO
  • PEAK PPO SILVER - PPO
  • PEAK PPO SILVER HDHP - PPO
  • Plus Bronze HDHP - PPO
  • Plus Gold HDHP - PPO
  • Core Bronze HSA 10600 - EPO
  • Core Bronze HSA 7500 - EPO
  • Core Bronze HSA 8300 - EPO
  • Core Gold 1500 - EPO
  • Core Gold 3000 - EPO
  • Core Silver 3500 - EPO
  • Core Silver 4500 - EPO
  • Core Silver 5000 - EPO
  • Core Silver 7500 - EPO
  • Core Standard Expanded Bronze HSA - EPO
  • Core Standard Gold - EPO
  • Core Standard Silver - EPO
  • PacificSource Oregon Standard Bronze HSA Plan Core - EPO
  • PacificSource Oregon Standard Gold Plan Core - EPO
  • PacificSource Oregon Standard Silver Plan Core - EPO

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.

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Authorized Official

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Authorized Official Name

MR. BRUCE HOULIHAN

Authorized Official Title
SVP/CFO
Authorized Official Phone
(406) 455-5000

Additional Identifiers

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Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
0750204MEDICAID (05)MT 

Hospice Care Information

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) data provides information on the quality of care that hospice facilities are providing to their patients. The quality reporting data gives families and patients the information they need to decide which hospice is right for them.

CMS Certification Number (CCN)271507
Ownership TypeOther
Medicare Certification Date08-29-1991
Quality Measure Measure Score
Average Daily Census
Number of patients cared for by a hospice on average each day
61.0
Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage during one year
1= Hospice served at least 1 patient with both Medicaid and Medicare coverage OR 0 = Hospice did not serve any patients with both Medicaid and Medicare coverage
Yes
Hospice served at least 1 patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage during one year
1 = Hospice served at least one patient enrolled in Medicare Advantage OR 0 = Hospice did not serve any patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage
Yes
Care Provided in Assisted Living Facility
Percentage of days patients received care in an assisted living facility
22
Care Provided in Home
Percentage of days patients received care in home
48
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospice Facility
Percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospice
4
Care Provided in Inpatient Hospital Facility
Percentage of days patients received care in an inpatient hospital
0 - Value is based on one year of data and does not indicate that the hospice would have 0% in more recent years.
Care Provided in Nursing Facility
Percentage of days patients received care in a nursing facility
12
Care Provided in All other locations
Percentage of days patients received care in other locations
14
Care Provided in Skilled Nursing Facility
Percentage of days patients received care in a skilled nursing facility
0 - Value is based on one year of data and does not indicate that the hospice would have 0% in more recent years.
Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences
Facility observed rate
98.9
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)
Facility observed rate
98.8
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening
Facility observed rate
99.8
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment
Facility observed rate
100.0
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening
Facility observed rate
99.8
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment
Facility observed rate
98.6
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen
Facility observed rate
99.6
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure
Facility observed rate
96.8
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
303
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life
Facility observed rate
19.5
Hospice Care Index Overall Score
Facility observed rate
9.0
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
21,971
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
Facility observed rate
4.3
CHC/GIP provided (% days)
98
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
227
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
Facility observed rate
63.0
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)
62
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
31
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
Facility observed rate
0.0
Early live discharges (% live discharges)
19
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
31
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
Facility observed rate
25.8
Late live discharges (% live discharges)
17
Burdensome transitions, Type 1(% live discharges)
31
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
Facility observed rate
0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)
19
Burdensome transitions, Type 2(% live discharges)
31
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
Facility observed rate
0.0
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)
43
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
785
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
Facility observed rate
6,322
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)
3
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
19,909
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
Facility observed rate
9.3
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)
18
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
184,200
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
Facility observed rate
4.9
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)
15
Visits near death (% decedents)
642
Visits near death (% decedents)
Facility observed rate
74.3
Visits near death (% decedents)
10
Percent of Patients with Cancer
Percentage of patients at hospice who had Cancer as their primary diagnosis
26
Percent of Patients with Circulatory/heart disease
Percentage of patients at hospice who had Circulatory Heart Disease as their primary diagnosis
12
Percent of Patients with Dementia
Percentage of patients at hospice who had Dementia as their primary diagnosis
6
Percent of Patients with Other Conditions
Percentage of patients at hospice who had some other conditions as their primary diagnosis
9
Percent of Patients with Respiratory disease
Percentage of patients at hospice who had Respiratory Disease as their primary diagnosis
10
Percent of Patients with Stroke
Percentage of patients at hospice who had Stroke as their primary diagnosis
5
Provided Routine Home Care and other levels of care
Th hospice had at least one incidence of routine home care and at least one more incidence of care at another level. Blank: hospice only provided care at routine home care level
Yes
Provided Routine Home Care only
The hospice had at least one incidence of RHC over the 3 years, and no incidences of care at any other level. Blank: the hospice had at least one incidence of care at another level
No

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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 1750398665, we treat the final digit (5) 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 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

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
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 4
0
Unchanged
Pos 5
3
Doubled → 6
Pos 6
9
Unchanged
Pos 7
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
6
Doubled → 12 → 1 + 2
Check
5
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 3 → 6 8 → 16 → 7 6 → 12 → 3

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 6 + 9 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 24 = 65

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

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1750398665.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1750398665, enumerated as an "organization" on August 02, 2006.

The provider is located at 1501 26TH ST S GREAT FALLS, MT 59405 and the phone number is (406) 455-3040.

Hospice, Inpatient with taxonomy code 315D00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, Mountain. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.