FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
FORREST COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL is a provider specialising in Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit in Richton, MS, registered under NPI 1982864526.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 206 BAY STREET, Richton, MS 39476. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12-234 | MS | Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit primary |
This provider holds licence 12-234 issued in MS. 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-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 | 1982864526 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Last updated | May 16, 2022 |
| Status | Deactivated |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Practice address |
206 BAY STREET Richton, MS 39476 (601) 788-6316 Fax (601) 788-2268 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 1728 Jackson, MS 39215 |
| Other identifiers |
00029191
· Medicaid (MS) |
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 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Sum = 74 · next multiple of 10 = 80 · check digit = 6 · actual last digit = 6
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.