NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC
NPI 1467442418
General Acute Care Hospital in Amarillo, TX

Q: What is Northwest Texas Healthcare System Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Northwest Texas Healthcare System Inc have?

CMS rates Northwest Texas Hospital 3 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 21, 2005

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1501 S COULTER ST, AMARILLO, TX 79106(806) 354-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 28, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: May 28, 2026, Apr 24, 2024, Jan 24, 2022 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Northwest Texas Healthcare System Inc NPPES

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

NORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC (NPI 1467442418), doing business as Northwest Texas Healthcare System, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Amarillo, Texas and active in the NPI registry since October 2005. The organization maintains 2 additional practice locations and lists Steve Filton, Cfo, Senior Vp, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1467442418

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameNORTHWEST TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC

Location Address1501 S COULTER STAmarillo, TX 79106-1770

Mailing Address1501 S Coulter StAmarillo, TX 79106-1770 · (806) 354-1000

Phone(806) 354-1000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialSteve FiltonCfo, Senior Vp · (610) 768-3300

Enumeration DateOctober 21, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMay 28, 20264 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 28, 2026

✔ NPI 1467442418 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 4

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 318

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 ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X · License 318 (TX)

Also ListedPsychiatric UnitTaxonomy 273R00000X

Also ListedRehabilitation, Substance Use Disorder UnitTaxonomy 276400000X

1501 S COULTER ST, Amarillo, TX 79106

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsNorthwest Texas Healthcare System

Secondary Practice Locations 2

Location 17201 Evans StAmarillo, TX 79106-1707 · Phone (806) 354-1810

Location 21000 Craig DrAmarillo, TX 79106-4015 · Phone (806) 351-7045

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid1372450-07TX

Medicaid1372450-09TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Northwest Texas Hospital (CMS certification number 450209), from CMS Care Compare.

Northwest Texas Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Amarillo, TX

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number450209

Location1501 S Coulter StAmarillo, TX 79106 · Potter County · (806) 354-1110

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.5% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

5.2% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

16.7% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 11.148 predicted · 10,323 patient days

0.269 Better than the national benchmark

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 13.484 predicted · 9,539 patient days

0.593 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

7 observed cases · 4.729 predicted · 155 patient days

1.480 No different than national

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

1 observed case · 2.007 predicted · 250 patient days

0.498 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 5.103 predicted · 70,004 patient days

0.392 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

10 observed cases · 39.353 predicted · 59,313 patient days

0.254 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

289 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

261 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

221 days per 100 discharges

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

226 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

Cases too small to report

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

Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 14

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

0.1%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

95%

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

115 minutes

Left before being seen

Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients

93%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

44%

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.

MRS. MARY CAROLINE WALKER NP-C

Nurse Practitioner (Family)