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EAST CAROLINA HEALTH - HERITAGE INC
NPI 1316925001
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Tarboro, NC

Q: What is East Carolina Health - Heritage Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for East Carolina Health - Heritage Inc is 1316925001. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on January 4, 2006. The provider is doing business as Vidant Edgecombe Hospital.

Q: What is East Carolina Health - Heritage Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Q: What quality rating does East Carolina Health - Heritage Inc have?

CMS rates Vidant Edgecombe Hospital 2 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.

Active since January 04, 2006CLIA Certified · 2 labs

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

111 HOSPITAL DR, TARBORO, NC 27886(252) 641-7700 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 29, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About East Carolina Health - Heritage Inc NPPES

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

EAST CAROLINA HEALTH - HERITAGE INC (NPI 1316925001), doing business as Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Tarboro, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization holds 2 active CLIA laboratory certificates and lists Patrick Heins, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1316925001

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy275N00000X

Legal Business NameEAST CAROLINA HEALTH - HERITAGE INC

Location Address111 HOSPITAL DRTarboro, NC 27886-2011

Mailing Address111 Hospital DrTarboro, NC 27886-2011 · (252) 641-7700

Phone(252) 641-7700

Organization SubpartYes

Authorized OfficialPatrick HeinsPresident · (252) 641-7120

Enumeration DateJanuary 4, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 29, 2026

NPPES CertifiedJuly 29, 2026

✔ NPI 1316925001 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units

Taxonomy Code275N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · H0258

Definition

A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.

111 HOSPITAL DR, Tarboro, NC 27886

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsVidant Edgecombe Hospital

Other Identifiers 2

Other0084FNC · Bcbs Swing Bed #

Medicaid3450107NC

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA 2

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 34D0926710

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital · Tarboro, NC

Active · expires Oct 31, 2027

CLIA Number34D0926710

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateNovember 1, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateOctober 31, 2027

Laboratory DirectorColin E. Crews

Laboratory Phone(252) 641-7177

Laboratory LocationVidant Edgecombe Hospital111 Hospital Drive, Tarboro, NC 27886

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Certificate of Waiver 34D2180583

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital - Cancer Center · Tarboro, NC

Active · expires Mar 16, 2028

CLIA Number34D2180583

Laboratory TypeCancer Center

Certificate Effective DateMarch 17, 2026

Certificate Expiration DateMarch 16, 2028

Laboratory DirectorCourtney Parrisher

Laboratory Phone(252) 641-7737

Laboratory LocationVidant Edgecombe Hospital - Cancer Center105 Hospital Drive, Tarboro, NC 27886

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 Vidant Edgecombe Hospital (CMS certification number 340107), from CMS Care Compare.

Vidant Edgecombe Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Tarboro, NC

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number340107

Location111 Hospital DrTarboro, NC 27886 · Edgecombe County · (252) 641-7700

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

4/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

10.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

15.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

21.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.9% No different than national

Infections 3

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.146 predicted · 2,351 patient days

0.466 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 2.235 predicted · 2,155 patient days

0.895 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 4.174 predicted · 12,517 patient days

0.240 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

155 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

94 days per 100 discharges

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

45 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

31 No different than national

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

31 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

0.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

98%

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

216 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

307 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 5

Elective Delivery

31%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Cesarean Birth

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

314

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

314

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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.

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