Koochiching Health Services

Primary specialty

Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X

Legal business name

KOOCHICHING HEALTH SERVICES

Doing business as

Littlefork Care Center

Practice address

912 Main St
Littlefork, MN 56653-9357

Phone

(218) 278-6634

Fax

(218) 278-6637

NPI assigned

Jan 18, 2016

Last updated

Feb 5, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Organization subpart

Yes

Parent organization

ST. FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES OF MORRIS INCAs reported in NPPES

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name

Curtis Bach

Title

Cfo

Phone

(320) 589-4910

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other names 1

• Littlefork Care Center Doing business as

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN

Enrollment records 1

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1609233980. Details of each certification follow.

• CCN 245542 Skilled nursing facility · Active · Details

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 245542

Legal name

KOOCHICHING HEALTH SERVICES

Doing business as

LITTLEFORK CARE CENTER

Certification status

Active

Provider type (POS)

Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification

Participating since

Apr 24, 1991

Last certification

Feb 27, 2025

Beds

42

Ownership / control type

Nonprofit Corporation

Multi-facility organization

St. Francis Health Services

Organization structure

CorporationNon-profit

Incorporated

Dec 23, 2015 in MN

Enrollment address

912 Main St
Littlefork, MN 56653-9378

Nursing home name

LITTLEFORK CARE CENTER

Affiliated entity

ST. FRANCIS HEALTH SERVICES

Listed as

Littlefork Care CenterCCN 245542 · All quality measures

Overall star rating

1 of 5

Health inspections

1 of 5

Staffing

4 of 5

Quality measures

2 of 5

Type

Medicare and Medicaid

Ownership

Non profit - Corporation

Certified

Apr 24, 1991

Medicare certification status

ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

Certified beds

4236.3 residents per day on average

Chain

St. Francis Health Services14 facilities in the chain

Penalties (3 years)

2Fines totaling $218,595

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

Tax ID family

Jack Pine Chateau3 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Part of

St Francis Health Services of Morris Inc

Other organizations with this tax ID 2

Organizations that report the same tax identification number in the National Provider Directory.

• Koochiching Health Services

  dba Jack Pine Chateau

  • Assisted Living Facility
  • Littlefork, MN
  • NPI 1063870129
  NPD tax ID
• Littlefork Municipal Hospital

  dba Littlefork Medical Center

  • Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
  • Littlefork, MN
  • NPI 1295879906
  NPD tax ID

All disclosed owners & managing parties 39

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 6

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

• Jeffrey Allan Copeman, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hibbing, MN
  • NPI 1912964628

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Rainy Lake Medical Center

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1194237990

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Rainy Lake Pharmacy

  • Pharmacy
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1275284374

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Rainy Lake Medical Center

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Littlefork, MN
  • NPI 1508378324

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Rainy Lake Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1528041183

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• Michael Lair, OD

  • Optometrist
  • Morris, MN
  • NPI 1346253408

  Adp of the SNF, Corporate Director, Managing Control - Governing Body, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership

Facilities with the same owner 19

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

• Aitkin Health Services

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Aitkin, MN
  • NPI 1245270750

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Browns Valley Health Center, Inc.

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Browns Valley, MN
  • NPI 1902854730

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Chisholm Health Center

  dba Heritage Manor

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Chisholm, MN
  • NPI 1508814575

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Duluth Health Services

  dba Franciscan Health Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Duluth, MN
  • NPI 1114975059

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Duluth Health Services

  dba Viewcrest Health Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Duluth, MN
  • NPI 1174571996

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Farmington Health Services

  dba Trinity Care Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Farmington, MN
  • NPI 1720036585

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Guardian Angels Health and Rehabilitation Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Hibbing, MN
  • NPI 1689622425

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  dba Rainy Lake Medical Center

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1194237990

  International Falls Memorial Hospital Association

  CMS ownership
• Little Falls Health Services

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Little Falls, MN
  • NPI 1689003410

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Morris Health Services

  dba West Wind Village

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Morris, MN
  • NPI 1750339438

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Pennington Health Services

  dba Thief River Care Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Thief River Falls, MN
  • NPI 1932280120

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership
• Renville Health Services

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Renville, MN
  • NPI 1811985286

  Eide Bailly LLP, St. Francis Health Services of Morris, Inc

  CMS ownership

Practitioners 3

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

• Nicole Marie Busch, FNP-BC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Littlefork, MN
  • NPI 1669812459
  NPD (past)
• Jay B Knaak, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1902819626
  NPD (past)
• Christopher Little, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1538740402
  NPD (past)

Affiliated clinicians 2

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

• Jay B Knaak, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1902819626

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation
• Christopher Little, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • International Falls, MN
  • NPI 1538740402

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1738713600000",
    "number": "1609233980",
    "addresses": [
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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "801 NEVADA AVE STE 100",
            "city": "MORRIS",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "562671874",
            "telephone_number": "320-589-2004",
            "fax_number": "320-589-2543"
        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "912 MAIN ST",
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            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "566539357",
            "telephone_number": "218-278-6634",
            "fax_number": "218-278-6637"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "enumeration_date": "2016-01-18",
        "last_updated": "2025-02-05",
        "certification_date": "2025-02-05",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "BACH",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "CURTIS",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "CFO",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "320-589-4910"
    },
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        }
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}

• Ind School Dist 362
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association (Rainy Lake Medical Center)
• International Falls Memorial Hospital Association (Rainy Lake Clinic - Littlefork)
• Heather Lynn Juen, PT
• Koochiching Health Services (Jack Pine Chateau)
• Hannah Lydia Larson, MS, CCC-SLP
• Littlefork Municipal Hospital (Littlefork Medical Center)
• Littlefork Municipal Hospital (Littlefork Jackpine Chateau)
• Littlefork Municipal Hospital (Pineview Recovery Center)
• Littlefork Municipal Hospital (Pineview Recovery Center)

• Skilled Nursing Facility in Littlefork, MN
• Providers in Littlefork, MN by specialty
• Skilled Nursing Facility in Minnesota

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