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JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER
NPI 1003894122
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Buffalo, WY

Active since January 09, 2006CLIA 53D0520128 · Accreditation
497 WEST LOTT, BUFFALO, WY 82834(307) 684-6188(307) 684-5385 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 12, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 18, 2026.

About Johnson County Healthcare Center NPPES

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

JOHNSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER (NPI 1003894122) is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Buffalo, Wyoming and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through May 18, 2028 and lists Luke Senden, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1003894122
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X
Legal Business NameJOHNSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Location Address497 WEST LOTTBuffalo, WY 82834-1609
Mailing Address497 West LottBuffalo, WY 82834-1609 · (307) 684-6188 · Fax (307) 684-5385
Phone(307) 684-6188
Fax(307) 684-5385
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialLuke SendenCeo · (307) 684-6188
Enumeration DateJanuary 9, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 12, 2024
NPPES CertifiedAugust 12, 2024
✔ NPI 1003894122 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals
Taxonomy Code282NC0060X
License✔ Licensed in WY · 06140
Also ListedGeneral PracticeTaxonomy 208D00000X · License 06140 (WY)
Also ListedMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitTaxonomy 275N00000X · License 06140 (WY)
497 WEST LOTT, Buffalo, WY 82834
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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsJohnson County Healthcare Center

Other Identifiers 12

Medicaid106561102WY
Medicaid106561110WY
Medicaid1106561111WY
OtherY415571WY · Workers Comp & Commercial
Medicaid106561104WY
Other185689800WY · Workers Comp & Commercial
Other007336WY · Blue Cross Blue Shield
Other00984001WY · Blue Cross Blue Shield
Other530026WY · Workers Comp & Commercial
Medicaid106561100WY
Other185689800WY · Tricare
OtherY415571WY · Tricare

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Johnson County Healthcare Center is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

23

Medicare enrollment records show 23 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Johnson County Healthcare Center, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 6 practice at this address and 9 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 10

Family Practice11
Diagnostic Radiology2
Emergency Medicine2
Hospitalist2
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)1
Clinical Social Worker1
Dentist1
General Surgery1
2 other specialties2

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 23
Brian Darnell, DO
Family Practice
NPI 1225016280
497 W LOTT
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2228
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Hermilo Gonzalez, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1023096153
497 W LOTT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2228
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Mark Schueler, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1346228475
497 WEST LOTT
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2228
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Lisa Mullen, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1629364377
497 W LOTT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2228
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jennifer Rice, M.D.
Family Practice
NPI 1336229624
497 W LOTT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-2228
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jodi Verplancke
Clinical Social Worker
NPI 1760637813
521 W LOTT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-5531
✔ PECOSSame address
Jeffery Edstrom
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1164427274
497 W LOTT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-5521
✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Blaine Ruby, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1912105107
497 WEST LOTT
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-5521
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Matthew Hein, D.D.S.
Dentist
NPI 1750515912
715 FORT ST
Buffalo, WY 82834
(307) 684-7533
✔ PECOS0.2 mi
Erica Rinker, M.D.
Family Practice
NPI 1679860597
61 S GOULD ST
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 675-2690
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare33 mi
Thomas Richards, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1346389426
1401 W 5TH ST
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare34 mi
William Taylor, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1447423322
1401 W 5TH ST
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 674-6884
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare34 mi
Shaun Gonda, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1881810596
1401 W 5TH ST
Sheridan, WY 82801
(307) 672-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare34 mi
Alex Bergeron, DO
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1447995899
1522 E A ST
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 234-6161
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare105 mi
Michael Fewkes, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1962191403
1522 E A ST
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 234-6161
✔ PECOS106 mi
Darin Allred, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
NPI 1316074313
4401 COLLEGE DR
Rock Springs, WY 82901
(307) 448-3220
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare229 mi
Regg Hagge, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1902850779
711 ONYX ST
Kemmerer, WY 83101
(307) 877-4496
✔ PECOS262 mi
Timothy Olson, M.D.
Hospitalist
NPI 1699099143
13001 E 17TH PL UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GME
Aurora, CO 80045
(303) 724-6031
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare332 mi
Oscar Busso, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1508887449
1025 MARSH ST
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 625-4031
✔ PECOS631 mi
Amber Kinner, D.O.
Hospitalist
NPI 1346400777
1801 HICKMAN RD
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 282-5773
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare688 mi
See all 23 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 53D0520128

Johnson County Memorial Hospital Lab-Dept · Buffalo, WY
Active · expires May 18, 2028
CLIA Number53D0520128
Laboratory TypeHospital
Certificate Effective DateMay 19, 2026
Certificate Expiration DateMay 18, 2028
Laboratory DirectorDr. Rebecca Thompson
Laboratory Phone(307) 684-6147
Laboratory LocationJohnson County Memorial Hospital Lab-Dept947 West Lott St, Buffalo, WY 82834
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name
This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Johnson County Healthcare Center (CMS certification number 531308), from CMS Care Compare.

Johnson County Healthcare Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Buffalo, WY
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
CMS Certification Number531308
Location497 West LottBuffalo, WY 82834 · Johnson County · (307) 684-5521
Meaningful use of EHRs

Complications & Deaths 5

Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart failure patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for pneumonia patients
27.2% Worse than the national rate
Death rate for stroke patients
Cases too small to report

Unplanned Hospital Visits 8

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
34 days per 100 discharges
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
Cases too small to report
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 4

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders
21 minutes
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
11.7%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
81%
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing
8%

Maternal Health 1

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding
31

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Johnson County Memorial Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for Johnson County Memorial Hospital is 1003894122. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 9, 2006. The provider is doing business as Johnson County Healthcare Center.

Where is Johnson County Memorial Hospital located?

Johnson County Memorial Hospital is located at 497 West Lott, Buffalo, WY 82834. The listed phone number is (307) 684-6188.

What is Johnson County Memorial Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Is Johnson County Memorial Hospital enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Johnson County Memorial Hospital is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Johnson County Memorial Hospital?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 23 clinicians in 10 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Johnson County Memorial Hospital. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Family Practice (11), Diagnostic Radiology (2) and Emergency Medicine (2). Of these, 6 practice at this address and 9 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Does Johnson County Memorial Hospital hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 53D0520128) is associated with this NPI, valid through May 18, 2028. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Johnson County Memorial Hospital a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Johnson County Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals).

What insurance does Johnson County Memorial Hospital accept?

Health plans from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming list Johnson County Memorial Hospital as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Johnson County Memorial Hospital was last updated on August 12, 2024. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 2 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.