POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPT
NPI 1841414505
Public Health or Welfare in Balsam Lake, WI

NPI Status: Active since April 12, 2007

Contact Information

100 POLK COUNTY PLZ
SUITE 180
BALSAM LAKE, WI
ZIP 54810
Phone: (715) 485-8500
Fax: (715) 485-8501

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

Organization
Public Health or Welfare

About POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Polk County Health Dept, a provider established in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1841414505 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Gretchen Sampson Rn, Mph (Director)

NPI: 1841414505
Provider Name: POLK COUNTY HEALTH DEPT
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 100 POLK COUNTY PLZ SUITE 180 BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810
Location Phone: (715) 485-8500
Location Fax: (715) 485-8501
Mailing Address: 100 POLK COUNTY PLZ SUITE 180 BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810
Mailing Phone: (715) 485-8500
Mailing Fax: (715) 485-8501
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 04-12-2007
Last Update Date: 08-22-2020
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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

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: GRETCHEN SAMPSON RN, MPH
Authorized Official Title: DIRECTOR
Authorized Official Phone: (715) 485-8500

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
41685600	MEDICAID (05)	WI

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 1841414505, 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

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 8

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 8

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 0

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 4 → 8 4 → 8 4 → 8 0 → 0

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 0 + 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 1841414505.

Other Providers at the Same Location

The following 20 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.

MS. DEBRA ANN LESCHISIN RN-C

Nurse Practitioner (Women's Health)

100 POLK COUNTY PLZ, SUITE 180
BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810

Polk County (715) 485-8500

MR. PERRY J ANDERSON JR. MSW

Counselor (Mental Health)