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Forrest County General Hospital

Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit in Richton, MS · enumerated 2008 · authorized official Ben Hester, Cfo.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1982864526

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)
Legal business name Forrest County General Hospital
Other name <Unavail>
Parent organization Forrest County General Hospital
Practice address 206 Bay Street, Richton, MS, 39476
Phone (601) 788-6316
Fax (601) 788-2268
Enumeration date Jun 16, 2008
Last updated in NPPES May 16, 2022

Taxonomy & classification

275N00000X Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit Hospital Units · License 12-234 (MS) Primary

Authorized official

Name Ben Hester
Title Cfo
Phone (601) 288-4225

Other identifiers

Identifier Type State Issuer
00029191 Medicaid MS -

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What is a Type 2 NPI?
A Type 2 NPI identifies an organization (group practice, hospital, pharmacy, lab), while Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers. Organizations bill under their Type 2 NPI.
What type of organization is Forrest County General Hospital?
Forrest County General Hospital is registered in NPPES as a Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit (its primary provider taxonomy).

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2022-05-16.