MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1235363656
General Acute Care Hospital - Rural in Murphy, NC

Q: What is Murphy Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Murphy Medical Center is 1235363656. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 13, 2009.

Q: What is Murphy Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Rural, with taxonomy code 282NR1301X.

Q: What quality rating does Murphy Medical Center have?

CMS rates Erlanger Murphy Medical Center 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 May 13, 2009

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

3990 E US HIGHWAY 64 ALT, MURPHY, NC 28906(828) 837-8161 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 15, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Murphy Medical Center NPPES

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

MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1235363656) is a healthcare organization registered as a rural in Murphy, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since May 2009. The organization lists Mike Shaver, Director Or Reimbursement, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1235363656

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NR1301X

Legal Business NameMURPHY MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address3990 E US HIGHWAY 64 ALTMurphy, NC 28906-6843

Mailing Address3990 E Us Highway 64 AltMurphy, NC 28906-6843 · (828) 837-8161

Phone(828) 837-8161

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMike ShaverDirector Or Reimbursement · (423) 778-4712

Enumeration DateMay 13, 2009

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 15, 2020

NPPES CertifiedJuly 15, 2020

✔ NPI 1235363656 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · RuralHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NR1301X

License✔ Licensed in NC · 81248

3990 E US HIGHWAY 64 ALT, Murphy, NC 28906

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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Erlanger Murphy Medical Center (CMS certification number 341328), from CMS Care Compare.

Erlanger Murphy Medical Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Murphy, NC

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number341328

Location3990 East Us Highway 64 AltMurphy, NC 28906 · Cherokee County · (828) 837-8161

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 6

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

9.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

20.2% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.4% No different than national

Infections 2

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.194 predicted · 898 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 1.174 predicted · 4,367 patient days

4.259 Worse than the national rate

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

58 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

108 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

687 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

29 No different than national

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

29 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 10

Emergency department volume

Low

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

9.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

75%

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

178 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

267 minutes

Left before being seen

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 9

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

MICHAEL S REYNAUD CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered