AVERA ST LUKES
NPI 1457309270
General Acute Care Hospital in Aberdeen, SD

Q: What is Avera St Lukes's NPI number?

The NPI number for Avera St Lukes is 1457309270. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 4, 2006.

Q: What is Avera St Lukes's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Avera St Lukes have?

CMS rates Avera St Lukes 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.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Avera St Lukes was last updated on April 27, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.

Active since May 04, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

305 S STATE ST, ABERDEEN, SD 57401(605) 622-5000(605) 622-5255 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 27, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

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About Avera St Lukes NPPES

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

AVERA ST LUKES (NPI 1457309270) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Aberdeen, South Dakota and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Daniel J Bjerknes, President/ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1457309270

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameAVERA ST LUKES

Location Address305 S STATE STAberdeen, SD 57401-4527

Mailing AddressPo Box 1460Sioux Falls, SD 57101

Phone(605) 622-5000

Fax(605) 622-5255

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDaniel J BjerknesPresident/ceo · (605) 622-5125

Enumeration DateMay 4, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 27, 2023

NPPES CertifiedApril 20, 2023

✔ NPI 1457309270 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in SD · 10525

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 ListedNutritionist · Nutrition, EducationTaxonomy 133NN1002X

Also ListedAmbulance · Air TransportTaxonomy 3416A0800X · License 10525 (SD)

305 S STATE ST, Aberdeen, SD 57401

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Other Identifiers 4

Medicaid0100140SD

Medicaid5590280SD

Medicaid01087ND

Medicaid9020650SD

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 SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Avera Health Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc..Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Avera St Lukes is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

258

Medicare enrollment records show 258 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Avera St Lukes, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 3 practice at this address and 106 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 28

Nurse Practitioner32

Internal Medicine31

Anesthesiology27

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)25

Physical Therapist in Private Practice18

Family Practice15

Orthopedic Surgery13

Pathology12

20 other specialties85

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 258

Amanda Bradley, MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1336341866

305 S STATE ST
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5100

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Michelle Haaland, PT

Physical Therapist in Private Practice

NPI 1417100611

305 S STATE ST
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5000

✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Anne Smith, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

NPI 1073636213

305 S STATE ST
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5000

✔ Accepts MedicareSame address

Justin Van Der Meid

Psychiatry

NPI 1548656374

201 S. STATE ST., STE E201
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(056) 222-5456

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi

Jacek Bednarz, DO

Family Practice

NPI 1255911145

105 S STATE ST STE 113
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 225-0378

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi

Layne Holzer, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1346056983

105 S STATE ST STE 113
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 225-0378

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi

David Ring, MD

General Surgery

NPI 1992017222

310 S PENNSYLVANIA ST STE 201
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 229-1367

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi

Katie Duffney, MA, CCC-SLP

Qualified Speech Language Pathologist

NPI 1487421855

805 1ST AVE SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5878

✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi

Christa Weber, OT

Occupational Therapist in Private Practice

NPI 1245636406

805 1ST AVE SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5878

✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi

Ronald Rovang, M.D.

Internal Medicine

NPI 1295794378

815 1ST AVE SE SUITE 104
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5458

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi

Drew Geier, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist in Private Practice

NPI 1073444501

805 1ST AVE SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5878

✔ Accepts Medicare0.4 mi

Shawna Schmidt, MD

Anesthesiology

NPI 1770603888

815 1ST AVE SE
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5123

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.4 mi

Robert Cihak, M.D.

Otolaryngology

NPI 1528039765

820 1ST AVE SE STE 100
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5506

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.4 mi

Tage Born, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology

NPI 1063596245

310 S PENN ST SUITE 204
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 225-1636

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

Richard Conklin, MD

Hematology/Oncology

NPI 1851394662

310 S PENN ST SUITE 105
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-8700

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

George Kiser, MD

Urology

NPI 1316935638

310 S PENN ST STE 202
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 225-7326

✔ PECOS0.5 mi

Chad Stapp, DPM

Podiatry

NPI 1952438996

310 S PENN ST STE 203
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-2570

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

Susheel Gundewar, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)

NPI 1639364581

310 S PENN ST STE 203
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-2573

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

Bari Fritz, MD

Pathology

NPI 1063715449

305 S STATE ST
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5000

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

Lawrence Donley, MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1982753489

305 S STATE ST
Aberdeen, SD 57401

(605) 622-5100

✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.5 mi

See all 258 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Avera St Lukes (CMS certification number 430014), from CMS Care Compare.

Avera St Lukes

Acute Care Hospitals · Aberdeen, SD

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number430014

Location305 S State St Post Office Box 4450Aberdeen, SD 57401 · Brown County · (605) 622-5000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

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 18

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite

1.01 No different than national

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate

0.93 No different than national

Postoperative wound dehiscence rate

2.09 No different than national

Postoperative sepsis rate

6.03 No different than national

Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate

3.00 No different than national

Postoperative respiratory failure rate

6.90 No different than national

Infections 4

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 7.32 predicted · 11,873 patient days

0.683 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 1.78 predicted · 71 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 2.169 predicted · 3,216 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

0 observed cases · 1.184 predicted · 1,706 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

142 No different than national

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

975 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

292 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

179 No different than national

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

46 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

105 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 14

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

99 minutes

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

111 minutes

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

89%

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

0.9%

Emergency department volume

Low

Maternal Health 5

Elective Delivery

27%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Cesarean Birth

Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)

336

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

336

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 Avera St Lukes's NPI number?

The NPI number for Avera St Lukes is 1457309270. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 4, 2006.

Where is Avera St Lukes located?

Avera St Lukes is located at 305 S State St, Aberdeen, SD 57401. The listed phone number is (605) 622-5000.

What is Avera St Lukes's specialty?

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

Is Avera St Lukes enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Avera St Lukes is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Avera St Lukes?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 258 clinicians in 28 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Avera St Lukes. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Nurse Practitioner (32), Internal Medicine (31) and Anesthesiology (27). Of these, 3 practice at this address and 106 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Avera St Lukes a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Avera St Lukes is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Avera St Lukes have?

CMS rates Avera St Lukes 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.

What insurance does Avera St Lukes accept?

Health plans from Avera Health Plans, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc. list Avera St Lukes 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 Avera St Lukes was last updated on April 27, 2023. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.