HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
NPI 1871737692
Public Health or Welfare in Kokomo, IN

NPI Status: Active since April 23, 2009

Contact Information

120 E MULBERRY ST
10
KOKOMO, IN
ZIP 46901
Phone: (765) 456-2402
Fax: (765) 456-7000

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  • Organization
  • Public Health or Welfare
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 15D0688277
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Other
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 10-17-2027

About HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Howard County Health Department, a provider established in Kokomo, Indiana operating as a Public Health Or Welfare. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1871737692 assigned on April 2009. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251K00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Howard County Health Department. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Emily A Backer Md (Health Officer)

NPI
1871737692
Provider Legal Name
HOWARD COUNTY AUDITOR
Other Organization Name
HOWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Other Name Type
Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
120 E MULBERRY ST 10 KOKOMO, IN 46901
Location Phone
(765) 456-2402
Location Fax
(765) 456-7000
Mailing Address
120 E MULBERRY ST 10 KOKOMO, IN 46901
Mailing Phone
(765) 456-2402
Mailing Fax
(765) 456-7000
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
04-23-2009
Last Update Date
10-07-2022
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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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:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - HMO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Silver - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Gold - HMO
  • Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO

*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

DR. EMILY A BACKER MD

Authorized Official Title
HEALTH OFFICER
Authorized Official Phone
(765) 614-3094

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
15D0688277
Facility Type
Other
Certificate Effective Date
October 18, 2025
Certificate Expiration Date
October 17, 2027
Laboratory Director
JENNIFER L. SEXTON
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Howard County Health Department to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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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 1871737692, we treat the final digit (2) 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 68. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 68 = 2).

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
8
Unchanged
Pos 3
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 4
1
Unchanged
Pos 5
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
7
Doubled → 14 → 1 + 4
Pos 8
6
Unchanged
Pos 9
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Check
2
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 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 7 → 14 → 5 9 → 18 → 9

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

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

2 + 8 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 8 + 24 = 68

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

The next multiple of ten after 68 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 68 = 2
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 2, which matches the last digit of 1871737692.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1871737692, enumerated as an "organization" on April 23, 2009.

The provider is located at 120 E MULBERRY ST 10 KOKOMO, IN 46901 and the phone number is (765) 456-2402.

Public Health or Welfare with taxonomy code 251K00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.