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ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC
NPI 1275511651
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Wauchula, FL

Active since January 05, 2006CLIA 10D2335383 · Waiver
3/5
Hospital Overall Rating
735 S 5TH AVE, WAUCHULA, FL 33873(863) 767-8342(863) 773-0126 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 10, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 10, 2025, Jul 1, 2024, Jan 31, 2023 and 4 more (7 updates tracked since 2015).

About Adventist Health System-sunbelt Inc NPPES

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

ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC (NPI 1275511651), doing business as Adventhealth Lab, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Wauchula, Florida and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through December 9, 2027 and lists Jason Dunkel, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275511651
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X
Legal Business NameADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC
Location Address735 S 5TH AVEWauchula, FL 33873-3158
Mailing Address4200 Sun N Lake BlvdSebring, FL 33872-1986 · (863) 767-8342 · Fax (863) 773-0126
Phone(863) 767-8342
Fax(863) 773-0126
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialJason DunkelCeo · (727) 942-5002
Enumeration DateJanuary 5, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateApril 10, 20257 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedApril 10, 2025
✔ NPI 1275511651 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals
Taxonomy Code282NC0060X
License✔ Licensed in FL · 4239
735 S 5TH AVE, Wauchula, FL 33873
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Other Names 4

Doing Business AsAdventhealth Lab
Doing Business AsAdventhealth Sports Med & Rehab Wauchula
Doing Business AsAdventhealth Wauchula
Doing Business AsFlorida Hospital Wauchula

Other Identifiers 7

Medicaid010260100FL
Other308621FL · Federal Black Lung
Other010260100FL · Medipass
Other522FL · Bc/bs
OtherL5NFL · Bc/bs Acute Medical
Other21310FL · Healthease
Other524FL · Bc/bs Acute Medical

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL) and more.Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

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 10D2335383

Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc · Wauchula, FL
Active · expires Dec 9, 2027
CLIA Number10D2335383
Laboratory TypeOp Cardiac Rehab
Certificate Effective DateDecember 10, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateDecember 9, 2027
Laboratory DirectorDeepti Bhandare
Laboratory Phone(863) 386-7180
Laboratory LocationAdventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc610 W Orange St, Wauchula, FL 33873
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 Adventhealth Sebring (CMS certification number 100109), from CMS Care Compare.

Adventhealth Sebring

Acute Care Hospitals · Sebring, FL
3/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Certification Number100109
Location4200 Sun N Lake BlvdSebring, FL 33872 · Highlands County · (863) 314-4466
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
2/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
2/5
Doctor communication
2/5
Staff responsiveness
3/5
Communication about medicines
2/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
2/5
Cleanliness
2/5
Quietness
2/5
Overall hospital rating
2/5
Recommend hospital
2/5
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
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart attack patients
12.4% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
10.2% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
12.1% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
17% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
11% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 4.961 predicted · 6,082 patient days
0.403 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
11 observed cases · 23.428 predicted · 56,361 patient days
0.470 Better than the national benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia
2 observed cases · 3.443 predicted · 58,360 patient days
0.581 No different than national
SSI - Colon Surgery
0 observed cases · 1.701 predicted · 69 patient days
0.000 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
0 observed cases · 8.66 predicted · 11,186 patient days
0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
354 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
571 more days than average per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
607 days per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
336 No different than national
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
45 No different than national
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
45 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume
High
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
0%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
77%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
165 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
276 minutes
Left before being seen
3%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
137%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 2

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

TAMPA BAY EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS-HEARTLAND LLC
Emergency Medicine
735 S 5TH AVE
WAUCHULA, FL 33873
Hardee County (330) 493-4443
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT INC
General Acute Care Hospital (Critical Access)
735 S 5TH AVE
WAUCHULA, FL 33873
Hardee County (863) 773-3101

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 Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc is 1275511651. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 5, 2006. The provider is doing business as AdventHealth Lab, AdventHealth Sports Med & Rehab Wauchula, AdventHealth Wauchula and Florida Hospital Wauchula.

Where is Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc located?

Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc is located at 735 S 5th Ave, Wauchula, FL 33873. The listed phone number is (863) 767-8342.

What is Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc's specialty?

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

Does Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Waiver (number 10D2335383) is associated with this NPI, valid through December 9, 2027. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Adventhealth Sebring is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc have?

CMS rates Adventhealth Sebring 3 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.

What insurance does Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL), Florida Blue HMO (a BlueCross BlueShield FL company) and Health First Commercial Plans, Inc. and 3 other insurers list Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Adventist Health System-Sunbelt Inc was last updated on April 10, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 16 months 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.