ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL
ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1255300414, based in Abbeville, LA. It is classified under Rural Acute Care Hospital.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 118 N HOSPITAL DR, Abbeville, LA 70510. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | LA | Rural Acute Care Hospital primary |
This provider holds licence 160 issued in LA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Part A Provider - Hospital
- PAC ID
- 8325933872
- Enrollment ID
- O20050322000160
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part A Provider - Hospital. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Rural covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 282NR1301X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1255300414 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Mar 17, 2006 |
| Last updated | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
118 N HOSPITAL DR Abbeville, LA 70510 (337) 893-5466 Fax (337) 893-2801 |
| Other identifiers |
1733741
· Medicaid (LA) 60785 · Other (LA) ========= · Other (LA) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Sum = 46 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.