HOSPICE CARE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY, INC.
HOSPICE CARE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY, INC. is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1831160167, based in Bluffton, SC. The organization lists 2 taxonomy classifications, with Community Based Hospice Care Agency recorded as primary.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 7 PLANTATION PARK DR UNIT 4, Bluffton, SC 29910. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| HPC-028 | SC | Community Based Hospice Care Agency primary |
| HHA-117 | SC | Home Health Agency |
This provider holds licence HPC-028 issued in SC. 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 - Hospice
- PAC ID
- 3779520655
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part A Provider - Hospice. 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 Hospice Care, Community Based covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 251G00000X
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251G00000X | Community Based Hospice Care Agency | HPC-028 | SC | primary |
| 251E00000X | Home Health Agency | HHA-117 | SC |
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 | 1831160167 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 26, 2006 |
| Last updated | May 16, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
7 PLANTATION PARK DR UNIT 4 Bluffton, SC 29910 (843) 706-2296 Fax (843) 706-4095 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 3827 Bluffton, SC 29910 |
| Other identifiers |
HSP023
(SC) 470745 (SC) EX0383 (SC) |
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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sum = 53 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 7 · actual last digit = 7
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.