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DR. RONALD PAUL SPARK M.D.
NPI 1255444972
General Acute Care Hospital in Tucson, AZ

Active since August 16, 2006
1/5
Hospital Overall Rating
3601 SOUTH SIXTH AVENUE, SAVAHSC, B104E, TUCSON, AZ 85723(520) 629-4629(520) 629-1756 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 8, 2007. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

About Dr. Ronald Paul Spark M.d. NPPES

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

DR. RONALD PAUL SPARK M.D. (NPI 1255444972) is an individual general acute care hospital provider in Tucson, Arizona, licensed in Arizona (10908) and active in the NPI registry since August 2006.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1255444972
Entity TypeIndividualMale
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Provider Legal NameDR. RONALD PAUL SPARKCredential: M.D.
Location Address3601 SOUTH SIXTH AVENUE, SAVAHSC, B104ETucson, AZ 85723
Mailing AddressP.o. Box 43877Tucson, AZ 85733-3877 · (520) 792-1450 · Fax (520) 694-1756
Phone(520) 629-4629
Fax(520) 629-1756
Sole ProprietorYes
Enumeration DateAugust 16, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJuly 8, 2007
✔ NPI 1255444972 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in AZ · 10908
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.
3601 SOUTH SIXTH AVENUE, Tucson, AZ 85723
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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for VA S. Arizona Healthcare System (CMS certification number 03013F), from CMS Care Compare.

VA S. Arizona Healthcare System

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Tucson, AZ
1/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVeterans Health Administration
CMS Certification Number03013F
Location3601 South Sixth AvenueTucson, AZ 85723 · Pima County · (520) 629-1821
Emergency services

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
3/5
Care transition
4/5
Cleanliness
3/5
Quietness
2/5
Overall hospital rating
4/5
Recommend hospital
4/5
Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients
3.6 No different than national
Death rate for heart attack patients
12.3% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
8.5% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
8.5% Better than the national benchmark
Death rate for pneumonia patients
12% Better than the national benchmark
Pressure ulcer rate
1.14 No different than national

Infections 2

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 2.426 predicted · 2,549 patient days
0.824 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 4.006 predicted · 4,846 patient days
0.499 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
172 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
631 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
594 days per 100 discharges
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
172 No different than national
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
328 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
631 No different than national

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Ronald Spark's NPI number?

The NPI number for Ronald Spark is 1255444972. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on August 16, 2006.

Where is Ronald Spark located?

Ronald Spark practices at 3601 South Sixth Avenue Savahsc, B104e, Tucson, AZ 85723. The listed phone number is (520) 629-4629.

What is Ronald Spark's specialty?

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

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Ronald Spark was last updated on July 8, 2007. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 19 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.