NORTON SOUND HEALTH CORP
NPI 1942426242
Community Health Worker in Nome, AK
Overall Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since April 17, 2007
Contact Information
306 W 5TH
NOME, AK
ZIP 99762
Phone: (907) 443-3311
Fax: (907) 443-6412
- Organization
- Community Health Worker
About NORTON SOUND HEALTH CORP
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Norton Sound Health Corp, a provider established in Nome, Alaska operating as a Community Health Worker. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1942426242 assigned on April 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 172V00000X with license number MDG966 (AK). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 17 years ago. Norton Sound Health Corp operates as a Multi-Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, who practice different areas of specialization. The authorized official of this NPI record is Angela Gorn (V P Hospital Services)
- NPI
- 1942426242
- Provider Name
- NORTON SOUND HEALTH CORP
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 306 W 5TH NOME, AK 99762
- Location Phone
- (907) 443-3311
- Location Fax
- (907) 443-6412
- Mailing Address
- 306 W 5TH P O BOX 966 NOME, AK 99762
- Mailing Phone
- (907) 443-3311
- Mailing Fax
- (907) 443-6412
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-17-2007
- Last Update Date
- 10-15-2009
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According to the Nursing Home Compare program data, Norton Sound Health Corp has a below average overall quality rating based on the provider's performance on three separate measures including: health inspections, staffing, and quality of resident care information. These quality measures, combined in a star rating of 2 out of 5 stars provide a snapshot of this nursing home quality.
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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
Community Health Worker
- Taxonomy Code
- 172V00000X
- Type
- Other Service Providers
- License No.
- MDG966
- License State
- AK
- Taxonomy Description
- Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
Group Taxonomy 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP
This provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
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Additional Identifiers
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| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDG966 | MEDICAID (05) | AK |
Nursing Home Quality Information
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services publishes the Nursing Home Compare star rating data to provide consumers an easy way to compare nursing home's quality of care.
| Overall Quality Rating | Not Available |
| The overall star rating is based on a nursing homes's performance on health inspections, staffing and quality measures. | |
| Health Inspection Rating | Not Available |
| The health inspection star rating is based on a nursing home’s weighted score from the most recent health inspections. | |
| Quality Measures Rating | - 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average |
| The quality measures star rating is based on data from a select set of clinical measures. | |
| Long-Stay Quality Measures Rating | - 2 out of 5 stars - Below Average |
| The long-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to long-term residents only. | |
| Short-Stay Quality Measures Rating | Not Available |
| The short-stay quality of care rating is based on the quality of care delivered to temporary residents only. *Not enough data available to calculate a star rating. | |
| Staffing Rating | Not Available |
| The staffing rating is based on the star rating based on the nursing home’s staffing hours for Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practice Nurses (LPNs), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) and Nurse aides. *Not enough data available to calculate a star rating. | |
| Nurse Aide Staffing Hours | 0 hours per resident per day |
| Nurse aide hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| RN Staffing Hours | 0 hours per resident per day |
| Resgistered nurse hours per resident per day. Higher number of hours are better. | |
| Ownership Type | Non profit - Corporation |
| Is the facility private for profit, not-for profit or publicly owned. | |
| Number of Certified Beds | 18 beds |
| Number of beds in the nursing home that have been approved by the federal government to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. | |
| Residents per Day | 16 residents |
| Average number of residents living in the facility per day. | |
| Automatic Sprinkler Systems | Yes |
| Does the facility have automatic sprinkler systems in all required areas? | |
| Facility Reported Incidents | 0 incidents |
| Number of facility-reported incidents in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Substantiated Complaints | 0 complaints |
| Number of substantiated complaints in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Citations from Inspections | citations after infection control inspection |
| Number of citations from infection control inspections in the past 3 years. A lower number is better. | |
| Total Number of Penalties | 1 penalties from a serious health, fire safety or long-term unresolved citation |
| The Medicare program may impose penalties on a facilty when there's serious health or fire safety citations or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time. | |
| Number of Fines | 1 fines |
| Toal number of fines in the last 3 years. A penalty can be a fine against the facility or denied payments from Medicare. | |
| Amount of Fines | $975.00 |
| Total monetary amount of fine imposed on the facility in the last 3 years. | |
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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 1942426242, 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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1942426242, enumerated as an "organization" on April 17, 2007.
The provider is located at 306 W 5TH NOME, AK 99762 and the phone number is (907) 443-3311.
Community Health Worker with taxonomy code 172V00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Medicare and Medicaid. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
