BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INC
BIENVILLE MEDICAL CENTER INC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1285835561, based in Arcadia, LA. The organization lists 2 taxonomy classifications, with Critical Access Hospital recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1175 PINE ST STE 200, Arcadia, LA 71001. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 552 | LA | Critical Access Hospital primary |
| 552 | LA | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit |
This provider holds licence 552 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 - Critical Access Hospital
- PAC ID
- 5799870119
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part A Provider - Critical Access Hospital. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Critical Access covers
Definition to come. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 282NC0060X
All registered taxonomy codes
This provider registers 2 taxonomy codes. The primary code is what appears on most claims; the others record additional recognised specialties.
| Code | Specialty | Licence | State | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282NC0060X | Critical Access Hospital Critical Access | 552 | LA | primary |
| 275N00000X | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit | 552 | LA |
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 | 1285835561 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | May 31, 2007 |
| Last updated | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
1175 PINE ST STE 200 Arcadia, LA 71001 (318) 629-5321 Fax (318) 226-8205 |
| Mailing address |
3800 VIKING DR Bossier City, LA 71111 |
| Other identifiers |
1707023
(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 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Sum = 59 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 1 · actual last digit = 1
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.