PROVIDENCE HEALTH
NPI 1003811290
General Acute Care Hospital in Columbia, SC

Q: What is Providence Hospital, LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Providence Hospital, LLC is 1003811290. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 15, 2005. The provider is doing business as Providence Health.

Q: What is Providence Hospital, LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Providence Hospital, LLC have?

CMS rates Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown 4 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since June 15, 2005

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2435 FOREST DR, COLUMBIA, SC 29204(803) 256-5300(803) 256-5935 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 22, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 22, 2021, Apr 27, 2017, Sep 30, 2016 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Providence Health NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

PROVIDENCE HEALTH (NPI 1003811290) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Columbia, South Carolina and active in the NPI registry since June 2005. The organization lists Kathy J. Teague, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1003811290

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NamePROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC

Location Address2435 FOREST DRColumbia, SC 29204-2026

Mailing Address330 Seven Springs WayBrentwood, TN 37027-5098 · (615) 920-7000 · Fax (615) 920-8913

Phone(803) 256-5300

Fax(803) 256-5935

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKathy J. TeagueAssistant Vice President, Secretary · (615) 920-7000

Enumeration DateJune 15, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 22, 20214 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMarch 22, 2021

✔ NPI 1003811290 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

Licenses✔ Licensed in SC · HTL820✔ Licensed in SC · HTL821

Definition

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X · License ASF058 (SC)

2435 FOREST DR, Columbia, SC 29204

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsProvidence Health

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid274472SC

Medicaid429453SC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown (CMS certification number 420026), from CMS Care Compare.

Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

Acute Care Hospitals · Columbia, SC

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number420026

Location2435 Forest DriveColumbia, SC 29204 · Richland County · (803) 256-5300

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.6 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.4% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.1% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

14.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 3.591 predicted · 4,421 patient days

0.835 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.872 predicted · 3,629 patient days

0.000 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 2.573 predicted · 90 patient days

0.389 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

3 observed cases · 2.124 predicted · 39,539 patient days

1.412 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

2 observed cases · 19.122 predicted · 39,539 patient days

0.105 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

324 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

443 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

226 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

69 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

High

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

30.5%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

86%

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better

140 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

93%

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

DIANNE JENKINS

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

2435 FOREST DR, 7TH FLOOR
COLUMBIA, SC 29204

Richland County (803) 454-2613

ERIK MYHRER MD

Emergency Medicine