UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS
NPI 1285798918
General Acute Care Hospital in Dallas, TX

Q: What is University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas's specialty?

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

Active since December 20, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

6201 HARRY HINES BLVD, DALLAS, TX 75390(214) 633-4700(214) 633-8410 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 1, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 16, 2024, Dec 15, 2023, May 3, 2021 (3 updates tracked since 2021).

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About University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas NPPES

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

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS (NPI 1285798918), doing business as Ut Southwestern University Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Dallas, Texas and active in the NPI registry since December 2006. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Dallas and lists Mark Alan Meyer, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1285798918

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS

Location Address6201 HARRY HINES BLVDDallas, TX 75390-9201

Mailing AddressPo Box 849928Dallas, TX 75284-9928 · (469) 525-5908 · Fax (214) 645-4500

Phone(214) 633-4700

Fax(214) 633-8410

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMark Alan MeyerCfo · (214) 633-4804

Enumeration DateDecember 20, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 1, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedOctober 1, 2025

✔ NPI 1285798918 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ 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/CenterTaxonomy 261Q00000X

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

6201 HARRY HINES BLVD, Dallas, TX 75390

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsUt Southwestern University Hospital

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 16202 Harry Hines BlvdDallas, TX 75390-9201 · Phone (214) 645-4673

Other Identifiers 4

Medicaid175287502TX

Medicaid132817104TX

Medicaid175287501TX

Medicaid132817105TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Ut Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. (CMS certification number 450044), from CMS Care Compare.

Ut Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.

Acute Care Hospitals · Dallas, TX

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - State

CMS Certification Number450044

Location6201 Harry Hines BlvdDallas, TX 75390 · Dallas County · (214) 633-5555

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

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.3% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

6.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

7.6% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for pneumonia patients

11.7% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

35 observed cases · 46.277 predicted · 43,657 patient days

0.756 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

18 observed cases · 39.364 predicted · 26,881 patient days

0.457 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

17 observed cases · 12.307 predicted · 440 patient days

1.381 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

3 observed cases · 3.038 predicted · 371 patient days

0.987 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

10 observed cases · 22.403 predicted · 224,463 patient days

0.446 Better than the national benchmark

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

40 observed cases · 110.781 predicted · 215,590 patient days

0.361 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

125 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

631 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

514 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

2570 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

1216 Worse than the national rate

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

1216 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 18

Emergency department volume

High

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

1.7%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

85%

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

378 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

114%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

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

ALVIN A CHANDRA M.D.

Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)