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CHEROKEE NATION
NPI 1275799645
General Acute Care Hospital in Tahlequah, OK

Active since August 05, 2008
3/5
Hospital Overall Rating
19780 E. ROSS STREET, TAHLEQUAH, OK 74464(539) 355-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 27, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: September 06, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 27, 2026, Aug 7, 2026, Nov 4, 2022 and 3 more (6 updates tracked since 2018).

About Cherokee Nation NPPES

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

CHEROKEE NATION (NPI 1275799645) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and active in the NPI registry since August 2008. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Tahlequah and lists Makenley Barton, Director, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1275799645
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameCHEROKEE NATION
Location Address19780 E. ROSS STREETTahlequah, OK 74464-0717
Mailing AddressPo Box 1069Tahlequah, OK 74465-1069 · (539) 234-2694 · Fax (539) 234-2475
Phone(539) 355-1000
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialMakenley BartonDirector · (539) 234-2974
Enumeration DateAugust 5, 2008
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 27, 20266 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedAugust 27, 2026
✔ NPI 1275799645 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
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.
Also ListedClinic/Center · Multi-SpecialtyTaxonomy 261QM1300X
19780 E. ROSS STREET, Tahlequah, OK 74464
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Other Names 2

Other NameCherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center
Other NameW.w. Hastings Indian Hospital

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 119600 E Ross StTahlequah, OK 74464-0545 · Phone (539) 234-1000

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital (CMS certification number 370171), from CMS Care Compare.

Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Tahlequah, OK
3/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other
CMS Certification Number370171
Location100 S Bliss AvenueTahlequah, OK 74464 · Cherokee County · (918) 458-3100
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

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
4/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
2/5
Quietness
3/5
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 13

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite
0.96 No different than national
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate
0.88 No different than national
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate
Cases too small to report
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate
4.28 No different than national
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate
2.37 No different than national
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate
0.28 No different than national

Infections 2

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
4 observed cases · 11.07 predicted · 15,773 patient days
0.361 Better than the national benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 1.182 predicted · 1,576 patient days
1.692 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 8

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate
121 No different than national
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)
446 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
99 No different than national
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
30 No different than national
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
121 days per 100 discharges

Timely & Effective Care 8

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
93%
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock
75%
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing
5%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
84%
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
11.8%
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
91%

Maternal Health 5

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)
544
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)
544
Cesarean Birth
215
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes
Elective Delivery
327%

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 Cherokee Nation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Cherokee Nation is 1275799645. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 5, 2008. The provider is also known as Cherokee Nation Outpatient Health Center and W.W. Hastings Indian Hospital.

Where is Cherokee Nation located?

Cherokee Nation is located at 19780 E. Ross Street, Tahlequah, OK 74464. The listed phone number is (539) 355-1000.

What is Cherokee Nation's specialty?

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

Is Cherokee Nation a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Cherokee Nation have?

CMS rates Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian Hospital 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 Cherokee Nation accept?

Health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and UnitedHealthcare list Cherokee Nation 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 Cherokee Nation was last updated on August 27, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 12 days 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.