MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS
NPI 1427098169
General Acute Care Hospital in Saint Louis, MO

Q: What is Mercy Hospitals East Communities's NPI number?

The NPI number for Mercy Hospitals East Communities is 1427098169. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 8, 2006. The provider is doing business as Mercy Hospital St Louis.

Q: What is Mercy Hospitals East Communities's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Mercy Hospitals East Communities have?

CMS rates Mercy Hospital St Louis 4 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

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

615 S NEW BALLAS RD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141(314) 251-6000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 8, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Sep 8, 2021, Oct 15, 2020, Oct 6, 2020 (3 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Mercy Hospital St Louis NPPES

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

MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS (NPI 1427098169) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Denise Scoffic, Vice President Finance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1427098169

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameMERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES

Location Address615 S NEW BALLAS RDSaint Louis, MO 63141-8221

Mailing AddressPo Box 776084Chicago, IL 60677-8057 · (314) 364-4200

Phone(314) 251-6000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDenise ScofficVice President Finance · (314) 251-1917

Enumeration DateJune 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 8, 20213 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 8, 2021

✔ NPI 1427098169 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 5

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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.

Also ListedEmergency MedicineTaxonomy 207P00000X

Also ListedFamily MedicineTaxonomy 207Q00000X

Also ListedInternal MedicineTaxonomy 207R00000X

Also ListedPharmacy · Long Term Care PharmacyTaxonomy 3336L0003X · License 002341 (MO)

615 S NEW BALLAS RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsMercy Hospital St Louis

Other Identifiers 10

Other103427MO · Healthlink

Other4858MO · Ghp

Medicaid8785X8785MO

Other6350740MO · Aetna Ppo

Other5020301MO · Unc

Other7449215MO · Aetna Ucc Sp

Medicaid010567402MO

Other157MO · Blue Cross

Other0069376MO · Aetna Hmo

Medicaid5075742MO

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.193400000X MULTIPLE SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Mercy Hospital St Louis (CMS certification number 260020), from CMS Care Compare.

Mercy Hospital St Louis

Acute Care Hospitals · Saint Louis, MO

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number260020

Location615 New Ballas RoadSaint Louis, MO 63141 · St. Louis County · (314) 251-6000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.2% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.1% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

12.1% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

17 observed cases · 28.944 predicted · 23,215 patient days

0.587 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

10 observed cases · 26.183 predicted · 16,131 patient days

0.382 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

9 observed cases · 14.686 predicted · 526 patient days

0.613 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 5.3 predicted · 552 patient days

0.189 Better than the national benchmark

MRSA Bacteremia

12 observed cases · 15.392 predicted · 238,820 patient days

0.780 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

89 observed cases · 225.071 predicted · 197,013 patient days

0.395 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

195 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

909 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

608 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

4732 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

741 Worse than the national rate

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

741 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations

3.2%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

94%

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

225 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

380 minutes

Maternal Health 4

Elective Delivery

78%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

7826

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)

7826

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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.

MRS. PATRICIA ANN RICE APN

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6339

MARY BETH WALKER FNP

Nurse Practitioner (Family)

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6000

LOVEPREET SINGH RANDHAWA MD

Internal Medicine

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6339

DR. CONNOR ROBERT REIS DO

Internal Medicine

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6930

MR. SHEBY THOMAS AA-S

Anesthesiologist Assistant

615 S NEW BALLAS RD, DEPT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (636) 386-9224

JOSE L OLIVER SEGARRA

Dentist (General Practice)

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6382

CAREN BIRKENKAMP PMHNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric/Mental Health)

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 251-6000

ANAS M HASIC MD

Internal Medicine

615 S NEW BALLAS RD
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

St. Louis County (314) 509-5305

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 Mercy Hospitals East Communities's NPI number?

The NPI number for Mercy Hospitals East Communities is 1427098169. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 8, 2006. The provider is doing business as Mercy Hospital St Louis.

Where is Mercy Hospitals East Communities located?

Mercy Hospitals East Communities is located at 615 S New Ballas Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63141. The listed phone number is (314) 251-6000.

What is Mercy Hospitals East Communities's specialty?

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

Is Mercy Hospitals East Communities a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Mercy Hospital St Louis is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Mercy Hospitals East Communities have?

CMS rates Mercy Hospital St Louis 4 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 Mercy Hospitals East Communities accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Home State Health and Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and 5 other insurers list Mercy Hospitals East Communities 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 Mercy Hospitals East Communities was last updated on September 8, 2021. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.