THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
NPI 1326088139
General Acute Care Hospital in Lincolnton, NC

Q: What is The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority have?

CMS rates Atrium Health Lincoln 5 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 June 08, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

433 MCALISTER DRIVE, LINCOLNTON, NC 28092(980) 212-2000(980) 212-1001 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 25, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 04, 2026.

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About The Charlotte-mecklenburg Hospital Authority NPPES

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

THE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (NPI 1326088139), doing business as Atrium Health Lincoln, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Lincolnton, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Jarrett Morris, Controller, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1326088139

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameTHE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

Location Address433 MCALISTER DRIVELincolnton, NC 28092-4147

Mailing AddressPo Box 677Lincolnton, NC 28093-0677 · (980) 212-2000 · Fax (980) 212-1001

Phone(980) 212-2000

Fax(980) 212-1001

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJarrett MorrisController · (704) 403-1478

Enumeration DateJune 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 25, 2025

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 25, 2025

✔ NPI 1326088139 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · H0225

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.

433 MCALISTER DRIVE, Lincolnton, NC 28092

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Other Names 2

Doing Business AsAtrium Health Lincoln

Doing Business AsCarolinas Healthcare System Lincoln

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid3400145NC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Atrium Health Lincoln (CMS certification number 340145), from CMS Care Compare.

Atrium Health Lincoln

Acute Care Hospitals · Lincolnton, NC

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number340145

Location433 Mcalister RdLincolnton, NC 28092 · Lincoln County · (980) 212-2000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

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

12.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.1% No different than national

Infections 4

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 10.291 predicted · 20,129 patient days

0.389 Better than the national benchmark

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 1.242 predicted · 21,077 patient days

0.805 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

3 observed cases · 1.168 predicted · 44 patient days

2.568 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 1.914 predicted · 2,415 patient days

1.567 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

207 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

241 days per 100 discharges

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

648 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

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

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

High

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

96%

Discharged on Statin Medication

94%

Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy

97%

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

71%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

47%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

25%

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 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority's NPI number?

The NPI number for The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is 1326088139. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 8, 2006. The provider is doing business as Atrium Health Lincoln and Carolinas HealthCare System Lincoln.

Where is The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority located?

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is located at 433 Mcalister Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092. The listed phone number is (980) 212-2000.

What is The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority's specialty?

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

Is The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Atrium Health Lincoln is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority have?

CMS rates Atrium Health Lincoln 5 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 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority accept?

Health plans from Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC and Oscar Health Plan of North Carolina, Inc and 1 other insurer list The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority 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 The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority was last updated on September 25, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 12 months 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.