SMH PROFESSIONAL BILLING
NPI 1447701495
General Acute Care Hospital in Sarasota, FL

Q: What is Sarasota County Public Hospital District's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Sarasota County Public Hospital District have?

CMS rates Sarasota Memorial Hospital 5 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 October 14, 2016

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1700 S TAMIAMI TRL, SARASOTA, FL 34239(941) 917-1540(941) 917-2210 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 20, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 20, 2021, Oct 14, 2016 (2 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Smh Professional Billing NPPES

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

SMH PROFESSIONAL BILLING (NPI 1447701495) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Sarasota, Florida and active in the NPI registry since October 2016. The organization lists David Verinder, President & Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1447701495

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameSARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Location Address1700 S TAMIAMI TRLSarasota, FL 34239-3509

Mailing Address1700 S Tamiami TrlSarasota, FL 34239-3509 · (941) 917-1540 · Fax (941) 917-2210

Phone(941) 917-1540

Fax(941) 917-2210

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDavid VerinderPresident & Ceo · (941) 917-1725

Enumeration DateOctober 14, 2016

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 20, 20212 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedAugust 13, 2021

✔ NPI 1447701495 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in FL · 4191

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.

1700 S TAMIAMI TRL, Sarasota, FL 34239

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Other Names 1

Other NameSmh Professional Billing

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL), Florida Blue HMO (a BlueCross BlueShield FL company).Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Sarasota Memorial Hospital (CMS certification number 100087), from CMS Care Compare.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Sarasota, FL

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority

CMS Certification Number100087

Location1700 S Tamiami TrlSarasota, FL 34239 · Sarasota County · (941) 917-9000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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 Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.1% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.2% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.1% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.4% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.3% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

12 observed cases · 19.32 predicted · 17,952 patient days

0.621 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

9 observed cases · 27.647 predicted · 19,919 patient days

0.326 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

9 observed cases · 12.876 predicted · 524 patient days

0.699 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

2 observed cases · 4.055 predicted · 551 patient days

0.493 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

11 observed cases · 16.878 predicted · 242,000 patient days

0.652 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

97 observed cases · 187.65 predicted · 227,180 patient days

0.517 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

809 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

1908 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

1637 days per 100 discharges

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

2792 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

108 No different than national

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

108 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

0.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

55%

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

219 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

356 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

388%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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.

DR. ELIJAH KIM M.D.

Surgery (Surgical Critical Care)