NEW ENGLAND REHABILITATION SERVICES OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC
NPI 1225002983
Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester, MA

Q: What is New England Rehabilitation Services Of Central Massachusetts Inc's specialty?

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

Active since February 16, 2006

189 MAY ST, WORCESTER, MA 01602(508) 791-6351(508) 753-2087 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 9, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Oct 9, 2025, Apr 22, 2024, Feb 14, 2023 and 3 more (6 updates tracked since 2019).

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About New England Rehabilitation Services Of Central Massachusetts Inc NPPES

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

NEW ENGLAND REHABILITATION SERVICES OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC (NPI 1225002983), doing business as Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a rehabilitation hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts and active in the NPI registry since February 2006. The organization lists Carey B Wisner, Vice President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1225002983

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy283X00000X

Legal Business NameNEW ENGLAND REHABILITATION SERVICES OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS INC

Location Address189 MAY STWorcester, MA 01602

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

Phone(508) 791-6351

Fax(508) 753-2087

Organization SubpartYesParent: Encompass Health Corporation

Authorized OfficialCarey B WisnerVice President · (205) 970-3442

Enumeration DateFebruary 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 9, 20256 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedOctober 9, 2025

✔ NPI 1225002983 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyRehabilitation HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code283X00000X

License✔ Licensed in MA · 101

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.

189 MAY ST, Worcester, MA 01602

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsFairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.Insurance ›

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for New England Rehabilitation Services Of Central Massachusetts Inc (CMS certification number 223029), from CMS Care Compare.

New England Rehabilitation Services Of Central Massachusetts Inc

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Worcester, MA

OwnershipFor profit

CMS Certification Number223029

Medicare-Certified SinceDecember 16, 1987

Location189 May StreetWorcester, MA 01602

Phone(508) 791-6351

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

334

patient stays

Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)

334

patient stays

Stroke

274

patient stays

Brain injury (traumatic)

patient stays

Hip or femur fracture

patient stays

Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)

patient stays

Spinal cord injury (traumatic)

Less than 11 patient stays

All other conditions

359

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 · 1,616 patient stays

99.8%

Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 1,512 patient stays

96.6%

Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge

Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 98 patient stays

90.8%

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

Discharge Self-Care Score · 1,434 patient stays

70.1%

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

Discharge Mobility Score · 1,434 patient stays

70.4%

Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge

Discharge Function Score · 1,434 patient stays

69.04%

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

1,616 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.1%

Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened

Risk-adjusted rate · 1,610 patient stays · observed rate 0.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.5%

Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine

528 healthcare workers

86%

Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination

399 healthcare workers

12.5%

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)

2 observed infections · 1.935 predicted · 1,790 urinary catheter days

1.034

standardized infection ratio

No Different than the National Benchmark

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

7 observed infections · 8.460 predicted · 23,493 patient days

0.827

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

1,039 of 1,567 patient stays · observed rate 66.31%

68.26%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge

143 readmissions of 1,483 patient stays · observed rate 9.64% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

8.56%

risk-standardized rate

No Different than the National Rate

Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay

73 readmissions of 1,634 patient stays · observed rate 4.47% · Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.41%

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 1,599 episodes

0.96

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 16

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

DR. RALPH A BRUTUS MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

189 MAY ST, INNOVATIVE PHYSICIAN SERVICES LLC
WORCESTER, MA 01602

Worcester County (508) 791-6351

DR. SHEREE L ESTES PSY D

Clinical Neuropsychologist