CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1396766267
General Acute Care Hospital in Centre, AL

Q: What is Centre Hospital Corporation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Centre Hospital Corporation is 1396766267. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 23, 2006. The provider is doing business as Cherokee Medical Center.

Q: What is Centre Hospital Corporation's specialty?

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

Active since July 23, 2006

400 NORTHWOOD DR, CENTRE, AL 35960(256) 927-5531 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 25, 2016. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Cherokee Medical Center NPPES

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

CHEROKEE MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1396766267) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Centre, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Tara P Richardson, Authorized Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1396766267

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCENTRE HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Location Address400 NORTHWOOD DRCentre, AL 35960-1023

Mailing AddressPo Box 277503Atlanta, GA 30384-7503

Phone(256) 927-5531

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTara P RichardsonAuthorized Official · (615) 221-3672

Enumeration DateJuly 23, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 25, 2016

✔ NPI 1396766267 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in AL · 012867

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.

400 NORTHWOOD DR, Centre, AL 35960

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsCherokee Medical Center

Other Identifiers 3

Other010-033Bcbs

MedicaidHOS0022HAL

Medicare OSCAR/certification010022AL

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Floyd Cherokee Medical Center (CMS certification number 010022), from CMS Care Compare.

Floyd Cherokee Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Centre, AL

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number010022

Location400 Northwood DrCentre, AL 35960 · Cherokee County · (256) 927-5531

Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Complications & Deaths 7

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for pneumonia patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.61 No different than national

Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate

0.25 No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 1.509 predicted · 5,116 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Cases too small to report

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

64 No different than national

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

27 No different than national

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

Cases too small to report

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 9

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis

72%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

20%

Left before being seen

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

202 minutes

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

129 minutes

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

62%

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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