UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
NPI 1215998323
General Acute Care Hospital in Newark, NJ

Q: What is University Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for University Hospital is 1215998323. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 29, 2006. The provider was formerly known as University Of Medicine And Dentistry Of Nj.

Q: What is University Hospital's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does University Hospital have?

CMS rates The University Hospital 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 March 29, 2006CLIA Certified · 2 labs

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

150 BERGEN ST, NEWARK, NJ 07103(973) 972-4300(973) 972-6943 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 28, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

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About University Hospital NPPES

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

UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (NPI 1215998323), doing business as University Of Medicine And Dentistry Of Nj, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Newark, New Jersey and active in the NPI registry since March 2006. The organization holds 2 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists John Gary Huck, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1215998323

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameUNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Location Address150 BERGEN STNewark, NJ 07103-2496

Mailing Address150 Bergen StreetNewark, NJ 07103-2496 · (973) 972-4300 · Fax (973) 972-9129

Phone(973) 972-4300

Fax(973) 972-6943

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJohn Gary HuckCfo · (973) 972-0882

Enumeration DateMarch 29, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 28, 2024

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 21, 2024

✔ NPI 1215998323 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NJ · 10702

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.

150 BERGEN ST, Newark, NJ 07103

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Other Names 1

Former Legal Business NameUniversity Of Medicine And Dentistry Of Nj

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid3677001NJ

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Oscar Health.Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 2

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 31D0652906

University Hospital · Newark, NJ

Active · expires Feb 8, 2027

CLIA Number31D0652906

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateFebruary 9, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 8, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Valerie A. Fitzhugh

Laboratory Phone(973) 972-3350

Laboratory LocationUniversity Hospital150 Bergen Street, E-155, Newark, NJ 07103

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address 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.

Certificate of Waiver 31D2343647

University Hospital Health And Wellness Center · Newark, NJ

Active · expires May 10, 2028

CLIA Number31D2343647

Laboratory TypeCommunity Clinic

Certificate Effective DateMay 11, 2026

Certificate Expiration DateMay 10, 2028

Laboratory DirectorValerie A. Fitzhugh

Laboratory Phone(973) 972-1000

Laboratory LocationUniversity Hospital Health And Wellness Center388 West Market Street, Newark, NJ 07103

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for The University Hospital (CMS certification number 310119), from CMS Care Compare.

The University Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Newark, NJ

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - State

CMS Certification Number310119

Location150 Bergen StNewark, NJ 07103 · Essex County · (973) 972-5658

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

3/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

12% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.4% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

20.1% Worse than the national rate

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

23 observed cases · 14.586 predicted · 13,204 patient days

1.577 Worse than the national rate

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

22 observed cases · 15.263 predicted · 9,073 patient days

1.441 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 2.343 predicted · 74 patient days

1.280 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

5 observed cases · 7.065 predicted · 97,927 patient days

0.708 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

21 observed cases · 50.896 predicted · 94,302 patient days

0.413 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

53 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

51 days per 100 discharges

Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)

77 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

36 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

36 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

96%

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

322 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

434 minutes

Left before being seen

13%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

54%

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.

MR. ARIEL LIPPA, LPC, LCADC, NCC.

Counselor (Professional)