NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION
NPI 1043224355
General Acute Care Hospital in Brooklyn, NY

Q: What is New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation have?

CMS rates Kings County Hospital Center 1 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 July 29, 2006

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

451 CLARKSON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11203(718) 245-2985(718) 245-3008 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 27, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 27, 2025, Sep 13, 2021 (2 updates tracked since 2021).

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About New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation NPPES

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

NEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION (NPI 1043224355), doing business as Kings County Hospital Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Brooklyn, New York and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Marji Karlin, Chief Revenue Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1043224355

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameNEW YORK CITY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION

Location Address451 CLARKSON AVEBrooklyn, NY 11203-2054

Mailing Address50 Water St Fl 3New York, NY 10004-6010 · (646) 458-3481 · Fax (646) 458-3434

Phone(718) 245-2985

Fax(718) 245-3008

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMarji KarlinChief Revenue Officer · (646) 458-3481

Enumeration DateJuly 29, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 27, 20252 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMarch 27, 2025

✔ NPI 1043224355 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 6

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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 ListedInternal MedicineTaxonomy 207R00000X

Also ListedClinic/Center · End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) TreatmentTaxonomy 261QE0700X

Also ListedPsychiatric UnitTaxonomy 273R00000X

Also ListedRehabilitation UnitTaxonomy 273Y00000X

Also ListedPharmacy · Institutional PharmacyTaxonomy 3336I0012X

451 CLARKSON AVE, Brooklyn, NY 11203

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsKings County Hospital Center

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid00246117NY

Other009762NY · Blue Cross

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Alliant Health Plans, Inc., Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, AvMed and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Kings County Hospital Center (CMS certification number 330202), from CMS Care Compare.

Kings County Hospital Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Brooklyn, NY

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number330202

Location451 Clarkson AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11203 · Kings County · (718) 245-3901

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

1/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

1/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Complications & Deaths 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

9.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.3% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

11.3% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

5 observed cases · 12.316 predicted · 11,799 patient days

0.406 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

20 observed cases · 12.996 predicted · 9,659 patient days

1.539 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

4 observed cases · 2.607 predicted · 82 patient days

1.534 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

11 observed cases · 6.887 predicted · 104,497 patient days

1.597 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

24 observed cases · 66.013 predicted · 98,229 patient days

0.364 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

126 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

74 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.5%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

27%

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

274 minutes

Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better

436 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

12%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

GEORGETTE JONES LCSW

Social Worker (Clinical)

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-3131

DR. NINAD DESAI MD

Pediatrics (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology)

451 CLARKSON AVE, KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER; B 6202
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-4105

MS. BARBARA ANGELA HENDERSON RRT

General Acute Care Hospital

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-4526

VIKTORIYA TKACHENKO M.D.

Internal Medicine

451 CLARKSON AVE, BOX 22
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-2237

LANCE WINSLOW PSYD

Psychologist

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-1162

LYDIE KOHLER MCKENZIE MD

Emergency Medicine

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-4616

LEELA VENKAT MD

Anesthesiology

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-4408

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL

General Acute Care Hospital

451 CLARKSON AVE
BROOKLYN, NY 11203

Kings County (718) 245-2891

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 New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation's NPI number?

The NPI number for New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation is 1043224355. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 29, 2006. The provider is doing business as Kings County Hospital Center.

Where is New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation located?

New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation is located at 451 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203. The listed phone number is (718) 245-2985.

What is New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation's specialty?

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

Is New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Kings County Hospital Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation have?

CMS rates Kings County Hospital Center 1 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.

What insurance does New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation accept?

Health plans from Alliant Health Plans, Inc., Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, AvMed, Baylor Scott and White Health Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and 21 other insurers list New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation 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 New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation was last updated on March 27, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 16 months 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.