NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.
NPI 1225050396
General Acute Care Hospital in Canton, GA

Q: What is Northside Hospital, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Northside Hospital, Inc. is 1225050396. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 24, 2006. The provider is doing business as Northside Hospital Cherokee.

Q: What is Northside Hospital, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Northside Hospital, Inc. have?

CMS rates Northside Hospital Cherokee 4 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 July 24, 2006CLIA Certified · 5 labs

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

450 NORTHSIDE CHEROKEE BLVD, CANTON, GA 30115(770) 224-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 12, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: May 7, 2025, Jul 12, 2022, Apr 7, 2020 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Northside Hospital, Inc. NPPES

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

NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC. (NPI 1225050396), doing business as Northside Hospital Cherokee, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Canton, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization holds 5 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Amy E Fouts, Chief Compliance Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1225050396

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameNORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.

Location Address450 NORTHSIDE CHEROKEE BLVDCanton, GA 30115-8015

Mailing Address1000 Johnson Fy Rd NeSandy Springs, GA 30342-1606 · (404) 851-1000

Phone(770) 224-1000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAmy E FoutsChief Compliance Officer · (404) 851-6968

Enumeration DateJuly 24, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 12, 20265 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJune 12, 2026

✔ NPI 1225050396 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 · 028552

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.

450 NORTHSIDE CHEROKEE BLVD, Canton, GA 30115

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsNorthside Hospital Cherokee

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid000001108AGA

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 ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 6

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 11D2245812

Northside Hospital Cherokee Employee Health Office · Canton, GA

Active · expires Dec 15, 2027

CLIA Number11D2245812

Laboratory TypeEmployee Health Services

Certificate Effective DateDecember 16, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateDecember 15, 2027

Laboratory DirectorPeter Kaplan

Laboratory Phone(770) 224-2449

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital Cherokee Employee Health Office450 Northside Cherokee Blvd, Canton, GA 30115

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

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

Certificate of Accreditation 11D0256185

Northside Hospital- Cherokee Laboratory · Canton, GA

Active · expires Jan 2, 2027

CLIA Number11D0256185

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 3, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 2, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Toni Peters

Laboratory Phone(770) 224-1333

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital- Cherokee Laboratory450 Northside Cherokee Boulevard, Canton, GA 30115

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 11D2193717

Northside Hospital Radiation Oncology- Cherokee · Canton, GA

Active · expires Sep 23, 2026

CLIA Number11D2193717

Laboratory TypeOutpatient Dept Of Hosp

Certificate Effective DateSeptember 24, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateSeptember 23, 2026

Laboratory DirectorAjay Patel

Laboratory Phone(770) 721-9000

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital Radiation Oncology- Cherokee450 Northside Cherokee Boulevard Suite T10, Canton, GA 30115

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

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

Certificate of Accreditation 11D1056045

Northside Hospital, Inc - Gcs/Canton · Canton, GA

Active · expires Nov 19, 2027

CLIA Number11D1056045

Laboratory TypePhysician Office

Certificate Effective DateNovember 20, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateNovember 19, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Lynn Zemsky

Laboratory Phone(770) 479-1870

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital, Inc - Gcs/Canton1521 Hickory Flat Highway, Canton, GA 30115

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: 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 11D2165804

Northside Hospital, Inc - Mang Cherokee · Canton, GA

Active · expires May 6, 2027

CLIA Number11D2165804

Laboratory TypePhysician Office

Certificate Effective DateMay 7, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateMay 6, 2027

Laboratory DirectorMatthew R. Simmons

Laboratory Phone(770) 479-5535

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital, Inc - Mang Cherokee470 North Cherokee Boulevard, Suite 380, Canton, GA 30115

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

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

Certificate of Waiver 11D2081546

Northside Hospital, Inc - Windermere/Canton · Canton, GA

Expired · Jul 27, 2026

CLIA Number11D2081546

Laboratory TypePhysician Office

Certificate Effective DateJuly 28, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateJuly 27, 2026

Laboratory DirectorPriya V. Bayyapureddy

Laboratory Phone(678) 455-3200

Laboratory LocationNorthside Hospital, Inc - Windermere/Canton200 Eagles Nest Dr Ste 300D, Canton, GA 30115

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 Northside Hospital Cherokee (CMS certification number 110008), from CMS Care Compare.

Northside Hospital Cherokee

Acute Care Hospitals · Canton, GA

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other

CMS Certification Number110008

Location450 Northside Cherokee BoulevardCanton, GA 30115 · Cherokee County · (770) 244-1000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

5/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

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

3.6 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

13.9% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for stroke patients

10.2% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 7.058 predicted · 7,203 patient days

0.283 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

10 observed cases · 9.85 predicted · 9,423 patient days

1.015 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

15 observed cases · 10.199 predicted · 395 patient days

1.471 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

7 observed cases · 3.433 predicted · 415 patient days

2.039 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 4.929 predicted · 95,942 patient days

0.406 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

53 observed cases · 67.427 predicted · 84,656 patient days

0.786 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

174 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

551 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

514 days per 100 discharges

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

647 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

101 No different than national

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

101 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.3%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

83%

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

207 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

340 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

207%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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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.

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