NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
NPI 1417972647
Psychiatric Unit in Salem, MA
Hospital Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
NPI Status: Active since July 12, 2006
Contact Information
81 HIGHLAND AVE
SALEM, MA
ZIP 01970
Phone: (978) 741-0522
Fax: (978) 740-4712
- Organization
- Psychiatric Unit
- Accepts Insurance
- CLIA Number: 22D2288609
- CLIA Cert. Type: Mobile Laboratory
- CLIA Exp. Date: 08-28-2027
About NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
North Shore Medical Center, Inc. is a hospital serving the Salem, Massachusetts region. The facility is a psychiatric unit. The NPI number of this hospital is 1417972647 assigned on July 2006. The hospital's primary taxonomy code is 273R00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated one year ago. The provider's
- NPI
- 1417972647
- Provider Legal Name
- NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 81 HIGHLAND AVE SALEM, MA 01970
- Location Phone
- (978) 741-0522
- Location Fax
- (978) 740-4712
- Mailing Address
- 81 HIGHLAND AVE SALEM, MA 01970
- Mailing Phone
- (978) 741-1200
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 07-12-2006
- Last Update Date
- 12-23-2025
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According to the Hospital Compare program data, North Shore Medical Center, Inc. has excellent 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 5 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
Psychiatric Unit
- Taxonomy Code
- 273R00000X
- Type
- Hospital Units
- Taxonomy Description
- In general, a distinct unit of a hospital that provides acute or long-term care to emotionally disturbed patients, including patients admitted for diagnosis and those admitted for treatment of psychiatric problems on the basis of physicians' orders and approved nursing care plans. Long-term care may include intensive supervision to the chronically mentally ill, mentally disordered or other mentally incompetent persons; (2) For Medicare, a distinct part of a general acute care hospital admitting only patients whose admission to the unit is required for active treatment, whose treatment is of an intensity that can be provided only in an inpatient hospital setting, and whose condition is described by a psychiatric principal diagnosis contained in the Third Edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or in Chapter 5 (Mental Disorders) of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM). The unit must furnish, through the use of qualified personnel, psychological services, social work services, psychiatric nursing, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy. The unit must maintain medical records that permit determination of the degree and intensity of treatment provided to individuals who are furnished services in the unit; the unit must meet special staff requirements in that the unit must have adequate numbers of qualified professional and supportive staff to evaluate inpatients, formulate written, individualized, comprehensive treatment plans, provide active treatment measures and engage in discharge planning.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 6000/20%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7000/50%/8000 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 7500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
- Anthem Bronze Access Blue New England HMO 8500/50%/9200 - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 1000/20%/7500 - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/0%/6500 RxD - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/10%/4600 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/10%/7500 - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 2000/20%/4600 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 3000/0%/7500 RxD - HMO
- Anthem Gold Access Blue New England HMO 500/30%/9000 - HMO
- Anthem Platinum Access Blue New England HMO 250/10%/3500 - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 2500/30%/10000 Value - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3000/30%/9000 Value - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3500/20%/10000 - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 3500/20%/7250 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/0%/9000 - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/0%/9000 RxD - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/10%/7250 w/HSA - HMO
- Anthem Silver Access Blue New England HMO 4000/20%/8500 - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO Bronze 8000 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO Gold + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO Gold 1400 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO HSA Bronze 6000 - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO Silver 3500 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local Choice HMO Silver 5000 + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local HMO Bronze 7500 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local HMO Gold 2000 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
- NH Local HMO Silver 6000 Standard + $0 Rx list + $0 Virtual Urgent Care - HMO
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
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.
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Overall Quality Rating - 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent
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 - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Nurse communication - star rating
Doctor Communication - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Doctor communication - star rating
Staff Responsiveness - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Staff responsiveness - star rating
Communication About Medicines - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Communication about medicines - star rating
Discharge Information - 4 out of 5 stars - Good
Discharge information - star rating
Care Transition - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Care transition - star rating
Cleanliness - 2 out of 5 stars - Fair
Cleanliness - star rating
Quietness - 1 out of 5 stars - Poor
Quietness - star rating
Recommend Hospital - 3 out of 5 stars - Average
Recommend hospital - star rating
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Hospital Type Acute Care Hospitals - Voluntary non-profit - Private
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Emergency Services: Yes
Shows if the hospital provides emergency services like acute medical care or trauma care.
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Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records: Y
Shows if the hospital meets the criteria for promoting interoperability of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHRS).
Hospital Complications and Mortality Quality Ratings
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite is no different than the national value
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative sepsis rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative respiratory failure rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Pressure ulcer rate is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2021 - June 2023
Death rate for stroke patients is no different 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
Death rate for heart failure patients is better than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for COPD patients is better than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Death rate for heart attack patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - March 2023
Hospital Associated Infections Quality Ratings
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) is better than the national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
MRSA Bacteremia is no different than national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
SSI - Colon Surgery 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
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) is worse than the national benchmark
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Unplanned Hospital Visits Quality Ratings
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate is worse 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
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement is no different 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 for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is no different than the national rate
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
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery is better than expected
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) is no different than the national rate
Evaluation Period: January 2020 - December 2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients is more days than average 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 heart attack patients is average days per 100 discharges
Evaluation Period: July 2020 - June 2023
Hospital Maternal Health Quality Ratings
Elective Delivery percentage is 12%
Percentage of mothers whose deliveries were scheduled 1 to 2 weeks early.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure: Yes
Assesses whether or not the hospital participates in a Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative Initiative.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Timely and Effective Care Quality Ratings
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle is 89 %
Septic Shock 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle is 75
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle is 64 %
Severe Sepsis 6 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle is 60 %
Septic Shock 3 Hour.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock is 46 %
Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock. Sepsis is a complication that happens when a patient has an extreme response to an infection. Higher percentages are better.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing is 18
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery is not available %
Percentage of patients who had cataract surgery and had improvement in visual function within 90 days following the surgery.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients is 97 %
Percentage of patients receiving appropriate recommendation for follow-up screening colonoscopy.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Head CT results is 62 %
Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Left before being seen is 10 %
Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit- Psychiatric/Mental Health Patients. A lower number of minutes is better is 343 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better is 276 minutes
Average time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit.
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination is 98%
Percentage of healthcare workers given influenza vaccination.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - March 2024Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations is 14.8%
Percentage of healthcare personnel who completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series.
Evaluation Period: October 2023 - December 2023Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Emergency department volume is very high
Evaluation Period: January 2022 - December 2022
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Statin Medication is 97
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 is 97
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter is not available
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 2023
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy is 96
Evaluation Period: January 2023 - December 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
- 22D2288609
- Facility Type
- Mobile Laboratory
- Certificate Effective Date
- August 29, 2025
- Certificate Expiration Date
- August 28, 2027
- Laboratory Director
- DR. PRIYA S. GUPTA
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to North Shore Medical Center, Inc. to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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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 1417972647, we treat the final digit (7) 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 73. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 73 = 7).
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.
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.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 73 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1417972647, enumerated as an "organization" on July 12, 2006.
The provider is located at 81 HIGHLAND AVE SALEM, MA 01970 and the phone number is (978) 741-0522.
Psychiatric Unit with taxonomy code 273R00000X.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Harvard. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
