BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER INC
BIG SANDY MEDICAL CENTER INC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1720160278, based in Big Sandy, MT. It is classified under Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 166 MONTANA AVE EAST, Big Sandy, MT 59520. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10495 | MT | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit primary |
This provider holds licence 10495 issued in MT. 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
- 8123925989
- Enrollment ID
- O20101123000592
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part A Provider - Critical Access 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 Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit covers
A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 275N00000X
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 | 1720160278 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 20, 2006 |
| Last updated | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
166 MONTANA AVE EAST Big Sandy, MT 59520 (406) 378-2188 Fax (406) 378-2180 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 530 Big Sandy, MT 59520 |
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 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Sum = 52 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 8 · actual last digit = 8
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.