CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1265485817
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Clay Center, KS

Q: What is Clay County Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Clay County Medical Center is 1265485817. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 17, 2006. The provider was formerly known as Clay County Hospital.

Q: What is Clay County Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Q: What quality rating does Clay County Medical Center have?

CMS rates Clay County Medical Center 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 May 17, 2006

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

617 LIBERTY ST, CLAY CENTER, KS 67432(785) 632-2144(785) 632-3352 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 22, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Clay County Medical Center NPPES

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

CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1265485817), doing business as Clay County Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Clay Center, Kansas and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Austin Gillard, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1265485817

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X

Legal Business NameCLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address617 LIBERTY STClay Center, KS 67432-1564

Mailing AddressPo Box 512Clay Center, KS 67432-0512 · (785) 632-2144 · Fax (785) 632-3352

Phone(785) 632-2144

Fax(785) 632-3352

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAustin GillardCeo · (785) 632-2144

Enumeration DateMay 17, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 22, 2026

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 22, 2026

✔ NPI 1265485817 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 7

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NC0060X

License✔ Licensed in KS · H014001

Also ListedDietitian, RegisteredTaxonomy 133V00000X · License H014001 (KS)

Also ListedSurgeryTaxonomy 208600000X · License H014001 (KS)

Also ListedHospice Care, Community BasedTaxonomy 251G00000X · License H014001 (KS)

Also ListedMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitTaxonomy 275N00000X · License H014001 (KS)

Also ListedNurse PractitionerTaxonomy 363L00000X · License H014001 (KS)

Also ListedNurse Anesthetist, Certified RegisteredTaxonomy 367500000X · License H014001 (KS)

617 LIBERTY ST, Clay Center, KS 67432

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Other Names 1

Former Legal Business NameClay County Hospital

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Clay County Medical Center (CMS certification number 171371), from CMS Care Compare.

Clay County Medical Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Clay Center, KS

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number171371

Location617 LibertyClay Center, KS 67432 · Clay County · (785) 632-2144

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

5/5

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 5

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

8.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.7% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.3% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Unplanned Hospital Visits 12

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

53 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

77 days per 100 discharges

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

190 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

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

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 12

Emergency department volume

Low

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

52 minutes

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

2.3%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

79%

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

127 minutes

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Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 14

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

CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered