AMERICAN HEALTH INC
AMERICAN HEALTH INC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1255598249, based in Baton Rouge, LA. It is classified under Respite Care.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 144 MCGEHEE DR, Baton Rouge, LA 70815. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1170402 | LA | Respite Care primary |
This provider holds licence 1170402 issued in LA. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Respite Care covers
Definition to come. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 385H00000X
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 | 1255598249 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | May 19, 2008 |
| Last updated | May 19, 2008 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
144 MCGEHEE DR Baton Rouge, LA 70815 (225) 272-0022 Fax (225) 272-3755 |
| Other identifiers |
1170402
(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 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Sum = 61 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 9 · actual last digit = 9
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.