Barbara Balch, RN IBCLC
Barbara Balch, RN IBCLC is a Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) in Berlin, VT, registered under NPI 1972924405.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 130 FISHER RD CENTRAL VT MEDICAL CENTER, Berlin, VT 05663. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 026.0017155 | VT | Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) primary |
| 10623322 | VT | Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) |
This provider holds licence 026.0017155 issued in VT. 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 Lactation Consultant covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 163WL0100X
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 163WL0100X | Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) Lactation Consultant | 026.0017155 | VT | primary |
| 163WL0100X | Lactation Consultant (Registered Nurse) Lactation Consultant | 10623322 | VT |
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-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1972924405 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Last updated | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | RN IBCLC |
| Practice address |
130 FISHER RD CENTRAL VT MEDICAL CENTER Berlin, VT 05663 (802) 371-4415 Fax (802) 371-5347 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 547 CENTRAL VT MEDICAL CENTER Barre, VT 05641 |
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 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Sum = 65 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
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.