BETHEA BAPTIST HEALTHCARE
NPI 1144243502
Skilled Nursing Facility in Darlington, SC

Q: What is Scbma's NPI number?

The NPI number for Scbma is 1144243502. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 26, 2006. The provider is doing business as Bethea Baptist Healthcare.

Q: What is Scbma's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.

Q: What quality rating does Scbma have?

CMS rates Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center 4 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Nursing Home Quality Ratings section above.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Scbma was last updated on November 28, 2023. 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.

Active since July 26, 2006CLIA 42D0923885 · Waiver

4/5

Overall Rating

157 HOME AVE, DARLINGTON, SC 29532(843) 393-2867(843) 393-2458 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 28, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Bethea Baptist Healthcare NPPES

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

BETHEA BAPTIST HEALTHCARE (NPI 1144243502) is a healthcare organization registered as a skilled nursing facility in Darlington, South Carolina and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through January 12, 2027 and lists Benjamin Spurling, Administrator, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1144243502

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy314000000X

Legal Business NameSCBMA

Location Address157 HOME AVEDarlington, SC 29532

Mailing Address157 Home AveDarlington, SC 29532-7625 · (843) 393-2867 · Fax (843) 393-2458

Phone(843) 393-2867

Fax(843) 393-2458

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialBenjamin SpurlingAdministrator · (843) 393-2867

Enumeration DateJuly 26, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 28, 2023

NPPES CertifiedNovember 28, 2023

✔ NPI 1144243502 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtySkilled Nursing FacilityNursing & Custodial Care Facilities

Taxonomy Code314000000X

Definition

(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.

157 HOME AVE, Darlington, SC 29532

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsBethea Baptist Healthcare

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid0189NFSC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and more.Insurance ›

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 Waiver 42D0923885

Bethea Baptist Health Care · Darlington, SC

Active · expires Jan 12, 2027

CLIA Number42D0923885

Laboratory TypeSkilled Nursing Facility/Nursing Facility

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 13, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 12, 2027

Laboratory DirectorMelissa Boatwright

Laboratory Phone(843) 395-6289

Laboratory LocationBethea Baptist Health Care157 Home Avenue, Darlington, SC 29532

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Nursing Home Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, staffing and inspection history for Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center (CMS certification number 425372), from CMS Care Compare.

Bethea Baptist Healthcare Center

Nursing home · Darlington, SC

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipNon profit - Church related

CMS Certification Number425372

Certified Beds68 beds56 residents per day on average

Medicare & Medicaid Participant SinceJune 28, 2000

Resident & Family CouncilResident council

Continuing care retirement community Automatic sprinkler system

CMS Star Ratings

Quality Measures

Based on a select set of clinical quality measures.

3/5

Long-Stay Quality

Quality of care delivered to long-term residents.

3/5

Short-Stay Quality

Quality of care delivered to short-term and rehabilitation residents.

3/5

Staffing

Based on nursing staff hours relative to resident needs.

4/5

Weighted Health Inspection Score

Lower scores are better; the score summarizes deficiencies found on recent inspections.

Ratings are assigned by CMS on a one-to-five star scale; five is the highest. Categories without a current CMS rating are not shown.

Staffing & Turnover

Total Nurse Staffing

nurse aide 3.96 · LPN 1.74 · RN 0.55

6.25 hrs per resident per day

Weekend Nurse Staffing

5.03 hrs per resident per day

Physical Therapist Staffing

0.07 hrs per resident per day

Nursing Staff Turnover

Share of nursing staff who left the facility within the past year.

47.8%

Registered Nurse Turnover

57.1%

Administrators Who Have Left

In the past year.

Higher staffing hours generally allow more direct care time per resident.

Inspections & Enforcement

Facility-Reported Incidents

Substantiated Complaints

Infection-Control Citations

Fines

1 totaling $662.73

Medicare Payment Denials

Total Penalties

Counts come from CMS inspections and complaint investigations over approximately the past three years. CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2024.

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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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