WALTON COUNTY HEALH DEPARTMENT
NPI 1861532640
Public Health or Welfare in Defuniak Springs, FL

NPI Status: Active since February 08, 2007

Contact Information

475 STATE HIGHWAY 83
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL
ZIP 32433
Phone: (850) 892-8015
Fax: (850) 892-8024

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NPI Validation
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Organization
Public Health or Welfare

About WALTON COUNTY HEALH DEPARTMENT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Walton County Healh Department, a provider established in Defuniak Springs, Florida operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1861532640 assigned on February 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X with license number 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 Billie Amanda Peak (Fiscal Assistant Ii)

NPI: 1861532640
Provider Name: WALTON COUNTY HEALH DEPARTMENT
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 475 STATE HIGHWAY 83 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433
Location Phone: (850) 892-8015
Location Fax: (850) 892-8024
Mailing Address: 475 STATE HWY 83 DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433
Mailing Phone: (850) 892-8015
Mailing Fax: (850) 892-8024
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: No
Enumeration Date: 02-08-2007
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
License No.: 251K00000X

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: BILLIE AMANDA PEAK
Authorized Official Title: FISCAL ASSISTANT II
Authorized Official Phone: (850) 892-8015

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 1861532640, 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 → 12 → 1 + 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 4

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 6 → 12 → 3 5 → 10 → 1 2 → 4 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 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 1861532640.