Forrest County General Hospital
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1427320993 is registered to Forrest County General Hospital, a healthcare organisation classified as "General Acute Care Hospital" and located at 1560 Sumrall Rd in Columbia, Mississippi. The organisation's authorised official is Ben Hester. The organisation has been enumerated in the NPI registry since 2012.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Part A Provider
- O20120320000696HospitalMS
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Forrest County General Hospital accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Forrest County General Hospital directly at (601) 736-6303.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1427320993 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
General Acute Care Hospital is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (601) 736-6303.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Forrest County General Hospital is a Type-2 organisational NPI.