DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
NPI 1093716979
General Acute Care Hospital in Decatur, GA

Q: What is Dekalb Medical Center, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. is 1093716979. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 2, 2005. The provider is doing business as Emory Decatur Hospital.

Q: What is Dekalb Medical Center, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Active since August 02, 2005

2701 N DECATUR RD, DECATUR, GA 30033(404) 501-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 31, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Dekalb Medical Center, Inc. NPPES

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

DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (NPI 1093716979), doing business as Emory Decatur Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Decatur, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since August 2005. The organization lists Carla D Cashio, Corporate Director, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1093716979

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameDEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

Location Address2701 N DECATUR RDDecatur, GA 30033-5918

Mailing Address2701 N Decatur Rd Ste 1003bDecatur, GA 30033-5918 · (404) 501-5025 · Fax (404) 501-5627

Phone(404) 501-1000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialCarla D CashioCorporate Director · (404) 686-1811

Enumeration DateAugust 2, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 31, 2026

NPPES CertifiedMarch 31, 2026

✔ NPI 1093716979 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in GA · 044039

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.

2701 N DECATUR RD, Decatur, GA 30033

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsEmory Decatur Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid000000536AGA

Other100047GA · Bcbs Provider Number

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama and more.Insurance ›

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Emory Decatur Hospital (CMS certification number 11T076), from CMS Care Compare.

Emory Decatur Hospital

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Decatur, GA

OwnershipNon-profit

CMS Certification Number11T076

Medicare-Certified SinceJuly 1, 1997

Location2701 North Decatur RoadDecatur, GA 30033

Phone(404) 501-1000

Rehabilitation unit within a hospital

Conditions Treated

Medicare patient stays by the condition that brought the patient to rehabilitation

Stroke

115

patient stays

Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition

patient stays

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Hip or femur fracture

patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

patient stays

Counts reflect Medicare patient stays reported to CMS. CMS reports counts under 11 as "Less than 11" to protect patient privacy.

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found

Drug Regimen Review · 364 patient stays

96.7%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 244 patient stays

99.6%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 118 patient stays

100%

Patients who meet or exceed the self-care ability expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Self-Care Score · 330 patient stays

44.8%

Patients who meet or exceed the mobility expected for their condition at discharge

Discharge Mobility Score · 330 patient stays

31.5%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 330 patient stays

36.36%

Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay

364 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 362 patient stays · observed rate 0.8% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.9%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

53 healthcare workers

90.6%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

41 healthcare workers

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

1 observed infections · 1.011 predicted · 371 urinary catheter days

0.989

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

1 observed infections · 3.879 predicted · 8,623 patient days

0.258

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Measures are reported under the CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community

176 of 295 patient stays · observed rate 59.66%

59.5%

risk-standardized rate

Worse than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

30 readmissions of 288 patient stays · observed rate 10.42% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

9.84%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

7 readmissions of 312 patient stays · observed rate 2.24% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

3.83%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 254 episodes

0.96

spending ratio

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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

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