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COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
NPI 1376537555
General Acute Care Hospital in Whiteville, NC

Active since September 02, 2005
1/5
Hospital Overall Rating
500 JEFFERSON ST, WHITEVILLE, NC 28472(910) 642-8011(910) 642-9328 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 13, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

About Columbus Regional Healthcare System NPPES

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

COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (NPI 1376537555), doing business as South Columbus Medical Clinic, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Whiteville, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since September 2005. The organization lists Marvin Armstrong, Coo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1376537555
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameCOLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Location Address500 JEFFERSON STWhiteville, NC 28472-3634
Mailing Address500 Jefferson StWhiteville, NC 28472-3634 · (910) 642-8011 · Fax (910) 642-9328
Phone(910) 642-8011
Fax(910) 642-9328
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialMarvin ArmstrongCoo · (910) 642-8011
Enumeration DateSeptember 2, 2005
Last NPPES UpdateJune 13, 2025
NPPES CertifiedJune 13, 2025
✔ NPI 1376537555 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 · H0045
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.
500 JEFFERSON ST, Whiteville, NC 28472
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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSouth Columbus Medical Clinic

Other Identifiers 2

OtherA000001DAGTYEARNC · Ehr Certification Number
Medicaid3400068NC

Accepted Insurance

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

Columbus Regional Healthcare System is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

186

Medicare enrollment records show 186 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Columbus Regional Healthcare System, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 8 practice at this address and 12 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 19

Diagnostic Radiology114
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)31
Nurse Practitioner9
Urology7
Hematology/Oncology3
Hospitalist3
Obstetrics/Gynecology3
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)2
11 other specialties14

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 186
Evangeline Gonzalez, MD
Hospitalist
NPI 1699873091
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-1776
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Shannon Morgan-Baehr, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1093093155
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Nathan Pulkingham, MD
Pathology
NPI 1588663447
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
John Scacheri, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1538211883
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jonathan Soles
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1811504905
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Guy De Gent, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
NPI 1558323139
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-1776
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Gloria Miller, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1598781072
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jeffrey Savage, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1952453458
500 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-8011
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Deborah Duchesneau, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1790713501
619 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-0331
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
David Martin, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1639131022
619 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-0331
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Allison Wessner, M.D.
Pediatric Medicine
NPI 1568758316
36 MCNEILL PLZ
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 640-4064
✔ PECOS0.3 mi
Ronald Glinski, MD,
Urology
NPI 1487669966
720 JEFFERSON ST
Whiteville, NC 28472
(910) 642-5832
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.4 mi
Brittney Callahan, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1932770732
680 GORE LAKE RD
Nakina, NC 28455
(910) 770-6602
✔ PECOS20 mi
Larry Yoder, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1326046434
2408 1ST AVENUE
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
(910) 872-0267
✔ Accepts Medicare21 mi
Robin Hodge, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1942379870
3655 MITCHELL ST BOX 690001
Loris, SC 29569
(843) 716-7520
✔ Accepts Medicare23 mi
Andrew Collins, APRN
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1265968770
512 VILLAGE RD STE 207
Shallotte, NC 28470
(910) 662-7500
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare31 mi
Heather Sims
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1104064377
3558 OLD REAVES FERRY RD
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 602-3892
✔ Accepts Medicare36 mi
Beverly Ng, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1407387582
509 OLDE WATERFORD WAY STE 305
Leland, NC 28451
(910) 641-8640
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare39 mi
George Escaravage, MD
Ophthalmology
NPI 1205881612
1025 MEDICAL CENTER DR STE 201
Wilmington, NC 28401
(910) 444-0707
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare45 mi
David Allison, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1275536815
3186 VILLAGE DR STE 201
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 486-5700
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare50 mi
See all 186 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System (CMS certification number 340068), from CMS Care Compare.

Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Acute Care Hospitals · Whiteville, NC
1/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other
CMS Certification Number340068
Location500 Jefferson StWhiteville, NC 28472 · Columbus County · (910) 642-8011
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
3/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
4/5
Doctor communication
3/5
Staff responsiveness
3/5
Communication about medicines
3/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
1/5
Quietness
2/5
Overall hospital rating
3/5
Recommend hospital
2/5
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
4.1 No different than national
Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
9.6% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
14.2% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
25% Worse than the national rate
Death rate for stroke patients
13.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
3 observed cases · 1.249 predicted · 2,018 patient days
2.402 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 1.185 predicted · 2,302 patient days
1.688 No different than national
SSI - Colon Surgery
2 observed cases · 1.27 predicted · 45 patient days
1.575 No different than national
MRSA Bacteremia
0 observed cases · 1.108 predicted · 18,900 patient days
0.000 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
4 observed cases · 7.633 predicted · 18,242 patient days
0.524 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
141 more days than average per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
129 more days than average per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
501 No different than national
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
47 No different than national
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
47 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume
Low
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
1%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
95%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
176 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
420 minutes
Left before being seen
13%

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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System's NPI number?

The NPI number for Columbus Regional Healthcare System is 1376537555. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on September 2, 2005. The provider is doing business as South Columbus Medical Clinic.

Where is Columbus Regional Healthcare System located?

Columbus Regional Healthcare System is located at 500 Jefferson St, Whiteville, NC 28472. The listed phone number is (910) 642-8011.

What is Columbus Regional Healthcare System's specialty?

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

Is Columbus Regional Healthcare System enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Columbus Regional Healthcare System is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Columbus Regional Healthcare System?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 186 clinicians in 19 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Columbus Regional Healthcare System. 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 Diagnostic Radiology (114), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) (31) and Nurse Practitioner (9). Of these, 8 practice at this address and 12 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Columbus Regional Healthcare System a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Columbus Regional Healthcare System is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Columbus Regional Healthcare System have?

CMS rates Columbus Regional Healthcare System 1 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC and 1 other insurer list Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System was last updated on June 13, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 16 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.