ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI
NPI 1275538530
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Tehachapi, CA

Q: What is Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi's specialty?

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

Active since June 14, 2005

1100 MAGELLAN DR, TEHACHAPI, CA 93561(661) 771-8600(661) 771-8399 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 24, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: September 06, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 24, 2021, Dec 28, 2016, Oct 29, 2016 (3 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi NPPES

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

ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI (NPI 1275538530), doing business as Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi Valley, is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Tehachapi, California and active in the NPI registry since June 2005. The organization lists Jason Wells, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275538530

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X

Legal Business NameADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI

Location Address1100 MAGELLAN DRTehachapi, CA 93561-1380

Mailing AddressPo Box 845755Los Angeles, CA 90084-5755 · (661) 771-8600 · Fax (661) 771-8399

Phone(661) 771-8600

Fax(661) 771-8399

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJason WellsPresident · (707) 456-3010

Enumeration DateJune 14, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 24, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 24, 2025

✔ NPI 1275538530 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NC0060X

1100 MAGELLAN DR, Tehachapi, CA 93561

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Other Names 2

Doing Business AsAdventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi Valley

Doing Business AsAdventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Other Identifiers 8

MedicaidZZT40446FCA

MedicaidLTC30446FCA

MedicaidBCP13977FCA

MedicaidRHM13979FCA

MedicaidBCP13979FCA

MedicaidRHM08620FCA

MedicaidRHM13977FCA

MedicaidZZT30446FCA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley (CMS certification number 051301), from CMS Care Compare.

Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley

Critical Access Hospitals · Tehachapi, CA

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number051301

Location1100 MagellanTehachapi, CA 93561 · Kern County · (661) 868-6800

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

5/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

5/5

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 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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.3% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Infections 1

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.94 predicted · 794 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 11

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

49 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

56 days per 100 discharges

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

114 No different than national

Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery

Cases too small to report

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 9

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

189 minutes

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

2.3%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

84%

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

186 minutes

Left before being seen

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 8

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

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