ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF NORTH ALABAMA
NPI 1215490842
Rehabilitation Hospital in Huntsville, AL

Q: What is Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama, LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Rehabilitation Hospital with taxonomy code 283X00000X.

Active since April 10, 2019CLIA 01D2254297 · Waiver

1490 HIGHWAY 72 E, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35811(256) 535-2300(256) 428-2608 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 17, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 04, 2026.

Record update history: Feb 13, 2023, Apr 8, 2022, Oct 5, 2020 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama NPPES

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

ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF NORTH ALABAMA (NPI 1215490842) is a healthcare organization registered as a rehabilitation hospital in Huntsville, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since April 2019. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through March 1, 2028 and lists Carey Bennett Mcrae, Senior Vice President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1215490842

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy283X00000X

Legal Business NameREHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF NORTH ALABAMA, LLC

Location Address1490 HIGHWAY 72 EHuntsville, AL 35811-1508

Mailing Address9001 Liberty PkwyBirmingham, AL 35242-7509 · (205) 967-7116 · Fax (205) 969-6650

Phone(256) 535-2300

Fax(256) 428-2608

Organization SubpartYesParent: Encompass Health Corporation

Authorized OfficialCarey Bennett McraeSenior Vice President · (205) 970-3442

Enumeration DateApril 10, 2019

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 17, 20255 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 17, 2025

✔ NPI 1215490842 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyRehabilitation HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code283X00000X

Definition

A hospital or facility that provides health-related, social and/or vocational services to disabled persons to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.

1490 HIGHWAY 72 E, Huntsville, AL 35811

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Magnolia Health, Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama 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 01D2254297

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama · Huntsville, AL

Active · expires Mar 1, 2028

CLIA Number01D2254297

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateMarch 2, 2026

Certificate Expiration DateMarch 1, 2028

Laboratory DirectorDr. Mitul N. Patel

Laboratory Phone(256) 535-2300

Laboratory LocationEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama1490 Highway 72 East, Huntsville, AL 35811

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

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

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama (CMS certification number 013029), from CMS Care Compare.

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital Of North Alabama

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Huntsville, AL

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number013029

Medicare-Certified SinceJune 4, 1987

Location1490 Highway 72 EHuntsville, AL 35811

Phone(205) 535-2300

Freestanding rehabilitation hospital

Conditions Treated

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

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

355

patient stays

Stroke

293

patient stays

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

196

patient stays

Hip or femur fracture

189

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

137

patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

487

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 · 1,790 patient stays

99.6%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 1,343 patient stays

82.9%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 443 patient stays

97.3%

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

Discharge Self-Care Score · 1,558 patient stays

64.7%

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

Discharge Mobility Score · 1,558 patient stays

64.6%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 1,558 patient stays

67.65%

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

1,790 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.2%

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 1,786 patient stays · observed rate 0.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.5%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

408 healthcare workers

52.9%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

402 healthcare workers

1.5%

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

1 observed infections · 3.464 predicted · 2,400 urinary catheter days

0.289

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

13 observed infections · 14.188 predicted · 30,175 patient days

0.916

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

1,390 of 1,982 patient stays · observed rate 70.13%

71.41%

risk-standardized rate

Better than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

188 readmissions of 1,945 patient stays · observed rate 9.67% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

9.26%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

100 readmissions of 2,137 patient stays · observed rate 4.68% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.68%

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 1,843 episodes

0.93

spending ratio

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

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 5

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

DR. MITUL NATU PATEL M.D.

Internal Medicine (Nephrology)