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BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER, INC
NPI 1295765261
General Acute Care Hospital in Pittsfield, MA

Active since July 04, 2006
3/5
Hospital Overall Rating
725 NORTH ST, PITTSFIELD, MA 01201(413) 447-2000(413) 447-2803 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 14, 2014. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

About Berkshire Medical Center, Inc NPPES

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

BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER, INC (NPI 1295765261) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Darlene Rodowicz, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1295765261
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameBERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER, INC
Location Address725 NORTH STPittsfield, MA 01201-4109
Mailing Address725 North StPittsfield, MA 01201-4109 · (413) 447-2000 · Fax (413) 447-2803
Phone(413) 447-2000
Fax(413) 447-2803
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialDarlene RodowiczChief Financial Officer · (413) 447-2809
Enumeration DateJuly 4, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 14, 2014
✔ NPI 1295765261 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in MA · VQKK
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.
725 NORTH ST, Pittsfield, MA 01201
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Other Identifiers 16

Other905652Tufts Health Plan Inpt
Other991396Connecticare
Medicare OSCAR/certification220046
Other0160Mvp
Other10005746Cdphp
Other6300730Aetna
Other900201Tufts Health Plan Outpt
Other900357Harvard Pilgrim
Other20300MA · Bmchnp
Other2222004610MA · Bcma Outpatient
Medicaid1099981MA
Other2222004630MA · Bcma Sdc
OtherHO1478Oxford Health Plans
Other2222004601MA · Bcma Inpatient
Other10558Health New England
Medicaid1200143MA

Accepted Insurance

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

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Berkshire Medical Center, Inc is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

393

Medicare enrollment records show 393 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Berkshire Medical Center, Inc, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 86 practice at this address and 128 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 22

Emergency Medicine90
Internal Medicine71
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)70
Nurse Practitioner35
Anesthesiology32
Hospitalist24
Psychiatry18
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional16
14 other specialties37

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 393
John Harrington, PHD
Clinical Psychologist
NPI 1972513737
725 NORTH STREET DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY PCOT
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2352
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Julie Floyd, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1396852950
BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER 725 NORTH STREET
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 358-0022
✔ PECOSSame address
Erik Adler, D.O.
Psychiatry
NPI 1700468915
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Mary Kathryn Apholt, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1811354897
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 395-7655
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Julie Barbour, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional
NPI 1184969453
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
David Bartels, M.D.
Anesthesiology
NPI 1427497239
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 395-7572
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Kelly Baumes, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1568960979
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Elisabeth Berger, M.D., M.P.H.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1770996563
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Avantika Bhargava, MD
Hospitalist
NPI 1952030801
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2839
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
725 NORTH ST WARRINER 1
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 395-7513
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Joanne Brown, C.R.N.A., A.P.R.N.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1851369946
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2555
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Patrick Chambers
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1003201989
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Sandi Chen
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1750887733
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jessica Depippo, M.D.
Anesthesiology
NPI 1629381470
725 NORTH ST DEPT OF ANESTHESIA
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Cassandra Lipa, PMHNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1497304265
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2474
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Laura Mcdonough, RD
Registered Dietitian or Nutrition Professional
NPI 1528111416
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2339
Same address
Aashar Raza, DO
Hospitalist
NPI 1851020671
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2839
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Curtis Brasseur, DO
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1528011160
725 NORTH ST RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2453
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Alida Hayner Buchan, MD
Pathology
NPI 1659361293
725 NORTH ST
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2569
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Laurence Cohen, M.D.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
NPI 1538194501
24 PARK STREET BERKSHIRE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOC., INC.
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-6600
✔ PECOSSame address
See all 393 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Berkshire Medical Center (CMS certification number 220046), from CMS Care Compare.

Berkshire Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Pittsfield, MA
3/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other
CMS Certification Number220046
Location725 North StreetPittsfield, MA 01201 · Berkshire County · (413) 447-2000
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
3/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
3/5
Doctor communication
3/5
Staff responsiveness
3/5
Communication about medicines
3/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
2/5
Quietness
1/5
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

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite
0.92 No different than national
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate
0.88 No different than national
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate
1.92 No different than national
Postoperative sepsis rate
5.54 No different than national
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate
2.48 No different than national
Postoperative respiratory failure rate
5.97 No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
4 observed cases · 5.793 predicted · 5,711 patient days
0.690 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
1 observed case · 9.072 predicted · 7,144 patient days
0.110 Better than the national benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery
0 observed cases · 3.191 predicted · 128 patient days
0.000 Better than the national benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia
1 observed case · 3.255 predicted · 54,676 patient days
0.307 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
15 observed cases · 23.842 predicted · 53,402 patient days
0.629 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate
689 No different than national
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)
3118 No different than national
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement
135 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
902 No different than national
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
157 No different than national
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
32 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Discharged on Statin Medication
93%
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2
97%
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy
95%
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle
93%
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle
91%
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle
99%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
51%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

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 Berkshire Medical Center, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Berkshire Medical Center, Inc is 1295765261. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 4, 2006.

Where is Berkshire Medical Center, Inc located?

Berkshire Medical Center, Inc is located at 725 North St, Pittsfield, MA 01201. The listed phone number is (413) 447-2000.

What is Berkshire Medical Center, Inc's specialty?

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

Is Berkshire Medical Center, Inc enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Berkshire Medical Center, Inc is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Berkshire Medical Center, Inc?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 393 clinicians in 22 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Berkshire Medical Center, Inc. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Emergency Medicine (90), Internal Medicine (71) and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) (70). Of these, 86 practice at this address and 128 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Berkshire Medical Center, Inc a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Berkshire Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Berkshire Medical Center, Inc have?

CMS rates Berkshire Medical Center 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 Berkshire Medical Center, Inc accept?

Health plans from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Taro Health list Berkshire Medical Center, 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 Berkshire Medical Center, Inc was last updated on August 14, 2014. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 12 years 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.