HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF VALDOSTA AND LOWNDES COUNTY, GEORGIA
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF VALDOSTA AND LOWNDES COUNTY, GEORGIA is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1932525383, based in Lakeland, GA. It is classified under Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 116 W THIGPEN AVE, Lakeland, GA 31635. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 086-696 | GA | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit primary |
This provider holds licence 086-696 issued in GA. 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 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 | 1932525383 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Last updated | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
116 W THIGPEN AVE Lakeland, GA 31635 (229) 482-8401 Fax (229) 482-8539 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 9 Valdosta, GA 31603 |
| Other identifiers |
000001163H
· Medicaid (GA) |
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 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Sum = 57 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 3 · actual last digit = 3
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.