RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.L.C.
NPI 1477500015
General Acute Care Hospital in Alexandria, LA

Q: What is Rapides Healthcare System, L.L.C.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Rapides Healthcare System, L.L.C. is 1477500015. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 28, 2006. The provider is doing business as Rapides Regional Medical Center.

Q: What is Rapides Healthcare System, L.L.C.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Rapides Healthcare System, L.L.C. have?

CMS rates Rapides Regional Medical Center 2 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 May 28, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

211 4TH ST, ALEXANDRIA, LA 71301(318) 769-3000(318) 769-7575 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 7, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 7, 2025, Jun 4, 2025, May 16, 2025 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Rapides Healthcare System, L.l.c. NPPES

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

RAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.L.C. (NPI 1477500015), doing business as Rapides Regional Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Daniel Davis, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1477500015

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameRAPIDES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, L.L.C.

Location Address211 4TH STAlexandria, LA 71301-8421

Mailing Address211 4th StAlexandria, LA 71301-8421 · (318) 769-3000 · Fax (318) 769-7575

Phone(318) 769-3000

Fax(318) 769-7575

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialDaniel DavisCfo · (318) 769-3158

Enumeration DateMay 28, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 7, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedNovember 7, 2025

✔ NPI 1477500015 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ 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.

211 4TH ST, Alexandria, LA 71301

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsRapides Regional Medical Center

Other Identifiers 3

Medicaid1730106LA

Other60054LA · Aetna

Other61155LA · Blue Cross

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, HMO Louisiana.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Rapides Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 190026), from CMS Care Compare.

Rapides Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Alexandria, LA

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number190026

Location211 4th StreetAlexandria, LA 71301 · Rapides County · (318) 769-3000

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

3/5

Staff responsiveness

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

2/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

13.2% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.1% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

7.6% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.9% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

8 observed cases · 9.814 predicted · 8,930 patient days

0.815 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

6 observed cases · 17.158 predicted · 13,452 patient days

0.350 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

6 observed cases · 6.005 predicted · 211 patient days

0.999 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

4 observed cases · 6.698 predicted · 72,840 patient days

0.597 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 39.124 predicted · 64,771 patient days

0.128 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

178 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

433 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

418 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

251 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 17

Emergency department volume

High

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

3.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

40%

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

178 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

400 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

67%

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.

PAUL ALBARES MD

Anesthesiology