VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE CENTER
NPI 1407930019
General Acute Care Hospital in Boston, MA


Hospital Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

NPI Status: Active since October 24, 2006

Contact Information

150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
BOSTON, MA
ZIP 02130
Phone: (617) 232-9500

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  • Organization
  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • CLIA Number: 22D0989790
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospital
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 05-22-2026

About VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE CENTER

Va Boston Healthcare Center is a hospital serving the Boston, Massachusetts region. The facility is a general acute care hospital. The NPI number of this hospital is 1407930019 assigned on October 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 282N00000X with license number 31493 (MA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 6 years ago. The authorized official of this NPI record is Cynthia Silbert M.d. (Staff Physician)

NPI
1407930019
Provider Name
VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE CENTER
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE BOSTON, MA 02130
Location Phone
(617) 232-9500
Mailing Address
106 SPOONER RD CHESTNUT HILL, MA 02467
Mailing Phone
(617) 734-4608
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
10-24-2006
Last Update Date
08-22-2020
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, Va Boston Healthcare Center has good overall quality rating based on the hospital's performance on seven separate quality measures including: mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging. These quality measures are combined in a weighted average to generate a star rating of 4 out of 5 stars for this provider. The hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification

General Acute Care Hospital

Taxonomy Code
282N00000X
Type
Hospitals
License No.
31493
License State
MA
Taxonomy Description
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.

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

CYNTHIA SILBERT M.D.

Authorized Official Title
STAFF PHYSICIAN
Authorized Official Phone
(617) 232-9500

Hospital Compare Quality Information

Star ratings information gives patients a useful way to compare local hospitals by highlighting important quality factors like readmissions, mortality, safety of care, patient experience and timely and effective care. The ratings are presented as stars, ranging from 1 to 5. A higher number of stars indicates better performance in each quality aspect.

  • Overall Quality Rating - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    The overall rating is calculated by taking the weighted average of these group of scores. If a hospital is missing a measure category or group, the weights are redistributed amongst the qualifying measure categories or groups.

  • Nurse Communication - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    Nurse communication - star rating

  • Doctor Communication - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    Doctor communication - star rating

  • Staff Responsiveness - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Staff responsiveness - star rating

  • Communication About Medicines - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    Communication about medicines - star rating

  • Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good

    Discharge information - star rating

  • Care Transition - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    Care transition - star rating

  • Cleanliness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average

    Cleanliness - star rating

  • Quietness - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair

    Quietness - star rating

  • Recommend Hospital - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent

    Recommend hospital - star rating

  • Hospital Type Acute Care - Veterans Administration - Veterans Health Administration

  • Emergency Services: Yes

    Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.

  • Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records:

    Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).

Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings

  • Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023

  • Death rate for heart attack patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for COPD patients is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for heart failure patients is better than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Death rate for pneumonia patients is better than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings

  • Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

  • Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) is no different than national benchmark

    Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023

Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings

  • Hospital return days for heart attack patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for heart failure patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is average days per 100 discharges

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

  • Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide) is worse than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2022 - June 2023

  • Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is no different than the national rate

    Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
22D0989790
Facility Type
Hospital
Certificate Effective Date
August 06, 2001
Certificate Expiration Date
May 22, 2026
Laboratory Director
HONGBO YU
Certificate Type
Certificate of Accreditation
Certificate Type Description
This is a CLIA certificate is issued to Va Boston Healthcare Center on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS. This type of certificate is issued to a laboratories tha perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1407930019, we treat the final digit (9) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 51. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 51 = 9).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
4
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
7
Unchanged
Pos 5
9
Doubled → 18 → 1 + 8
Pos 6
3
Unchanged
Pos 7
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 8
0
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
9
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 0 → 0 9 → 18 → 9 0 → 0 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 4 + 0 + 7 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 24 = 51

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 51 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 51 = 9
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 9, which matches the last digit of 1407930019.

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Physician Assistant (Medical)
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Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Internal Medicine (Geriatric Medicine)
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Internal Medicine
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
BOSTON, MA 02130
Family Medicine (Adult Medicine)
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Internal Medicine
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE, PRIMARY CARE CLINIC
BOSTON, MA 02130
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
BOSTON, MA 02130
Clinic/Center (VA)
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Optometrist
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Optometrist
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Urology
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JAMAICA PLAIN, MA 02130
Internal Medicine
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
BOSTON, MA 02130
Pharmacist (Pharmacotherapy)
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Physical Therapist
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
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Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
BOSTON, MA 02130
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)
150 S HUNTINGTON AVE
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Psychiatry & Neurology (Psychiatry)
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Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
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BOSTON, MA 02130
Audiologist
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BOSTON, MA 02130

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1407930019, enumerated as an "organization" on October 24, 2006.

The provider is located at 150 S HUNTINGTON AVE BOSTON, MA 02130 and the phone number is (617) 232-9500.

General Acute Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282N00000X.