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NORTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1477874337
General Acute Care Hospital in Florence, AL

Active since June 15, 2010CLIA 01D0302491 · Accreditation
1/5
Hospital Overall Rating
1701 VETERANS DR, FLORENCE, AL 35630(256) 629-1000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 31, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 26, 2022, Mar 19, 2021, Sep 24, 2020 and 3 more (6 updates tracked since 2018).

About North Alabama Medical Center NPPES

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

NORTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1477874337) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Florence, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since June 2010. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through February 27, 2027, maintains a secondary practice location in Florence, and lists Charlotte Lawrence, Secretary, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1477874337
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameRCHP - FLORENCE LLC
Location Address1701 VETERANS DRFlorence, AL 35630-4928
Mailing Address1701 Veterans DrFlorence, AL 35630-4928 · (256) 768-9191 · Fax (256) 768-9775
Phone(256) 629-1000
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialCharlotte LawrenceSecretary · (615) 920-7000
Enumeration DateJune 15, 2010
Last NPPES UpdateJuly 31, 20236 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedJuly 31, 2023
✔ NPI 1477874337 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in AL · H3902
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.
1701 VETERANS DR, Florence, AL 35630
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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsNorth Alabama Medical Center

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 11751 VETERANS DRFlorence, AL 35630 · Phone (256) 768-9191 · Fax (256) 676-8977

Other Identifiers 2

MedicaidHOS0006HAL
Medicaid127071AL

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Ambetter of Tennessee and more.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)

North Alabama Medical Center is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

41

Medicare enrollment records show 41 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to North Alabama Medical Center, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 1 practice at this address and 35 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 5

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)27
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)6
Internal Medicine6
Neurology1
Radiation Oncology1

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 41
John Reinke, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
NPI 1124025713
1751 VETERANS DR STE 200
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 766-2118
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Therese Lango, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
NPI 1235136821
1751 VETERANS DR STE 200
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 766-2118
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Vic Liengswangwong, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
NPI 1851360796
1751 VETERANS DR
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 629-4800
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Kyle West, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1568004968
1701 VETERANS DR
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 629-1000
✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Heather Baker, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1780157214
1701 VETERANS DR
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 629-1000
✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Justin Barber, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1902413982
1701 VETERANS DR
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 629-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Ram Sapkota, MD
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
NPI 1205013638
541 W COLLEGE ST STE 1100
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 766-2118
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare1.4 mi
Dina Jannun, M.D.
Neurology
NPI 1538253075
426 E DR HICKS BLVD
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 764-7721
✔ PECOS1.9 mi
Anand Mishra, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
NPI 1821208497
541 W. COLLEGE STREET SUTIE 1100
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 766-2118
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare2.1 mi
Dwight Blazier, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1518904473
440 RIVERVIEW CIR
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 766-3031
2.1 mi
John Kelley, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1669610648
103 HELTON CT
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 760-0672
✔ PECOS2.2 mi
Gene Holt, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1871617530
205 MARENGO STREET
Florence, AL 35634
(256) 768-9191
2.3 mi
Andrew Blackburn, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1689617821
205 MARENGO ST
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-9191
2.3 mi
James Brown, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1659315588
205 MARENGO ST
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-9191
2.3 mi
Larry Creel, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1487634267
205 MARENGO ST
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-8624
2.3 mi
Laura Horton, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1114968062
205 MARENGO ST
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-9191
2.3 mi
Lindsey Bonner, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1881051365
205 MARENGO ST
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 768-9191
2.3 mi
Loren Mccoy, MD FACP
Internal Medicine
NPI 1447312822
2410 AVALON AVE
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 386-0808
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare4.2 mi
Kenneth Rose, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1215921978
2410 AVALON AVE
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 386-0808
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare4.2 mi
Roy Barco, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1033436191
102 PHYSICIANS DR STE A
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 286-4026
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare4.5 mi
See all 41 clinicians

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

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 01D0302491

North Alabama Medical Ctr Laboratory Services · Florence, AL
Active · expires Feb 27, 2027
CLIA Number01D0302491
Laboratory TypeHospital
Certificate Effective DateFebruary 28, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 27, 2027
Laboratory DirectorSteven Douglas White
Laboratory Phone(256) 629-1800
Laboratory LocationNorth Alabama Medical Ctr Laboratory Services1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address
This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for North Alabama Medical Center (CMS certification number 010006), from CMS Care Compare.

North Alabama Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Florence, AL
1/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipProprietary
CMS Certification Number010006
Location1701 Veterans DriveFlorence, AL 35630 · Lauderdale County · (256) 629-1000
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
2/5
Communication about medicines
2/5
Discharge information
2/5
Care transition
2/5
Cleanliness
1/5
Quietness
4/5
Overall hospital rating
2/5
Recommend hospital
2/5
Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 19

CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite
1.16 No different than national
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate
0.91 No different than national
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate
2.06 No different than national
Postoperative sepsis rate
4.04 No different than national
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate
4.14 No different than national
Postoperative respiratory failure rate
14.86 No different than national

Infections 6

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
1 observed case · 37.771 predicted · 64,728 patient days
0.026 Better than the national benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia
2 observed cases · 5.397 predicted · 68,020 patient days
0.371 No different than national
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy
0 observed cases · 1.086 predicted · 116 patient days
0.000 No different than national
SSI - Colon Surgery
0 observed cases · 1.935 predicted · 73 patient days
0.000 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
0 observed cases · 11.164 predicted · 8,700 patient days
0.000 Better than the national benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
0 observed cases · 5.279 predicted · 4,826 patient days
0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate
621 No different than national
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)
2560 No different than national
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement
90 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
508 No different than national
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
154 No different than national
Rate of readmission for CABG
91 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
98%
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
89%
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy
93%
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle
87%
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle
81%
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle
83%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
22%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

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 Rchp - Florence LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Rchp - Florence LLC is 1477874337. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 15, 2010. The provider is doing business as North Alabama Medical Center.

Where is Rchp - Florence LLC located?

Rchp - Florence LLC is located at 1701 Veterans Dr, Florence, AL 35630. The listed phone number is (256) 629-1000.

What is Rchp - Florence LLC's specialty?

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

Is Rchp - Florence LLC enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Rchp - Florence LLC is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Rchp - Florence LLC?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 41 clinicians in 5 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Rchp - Florence LLC. 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 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) (27), Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (6) and Internal Medicine (6). Of these, 1 practice at this address and 35 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Does Rchp - Florence LLC hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 01D0302491) is associated with this NPI, valid through February 27, 2027. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Rchp - Florence LLC a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. North Alabama Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Rchp - Florence LLC have?

CMS rates North Alabama Medical Center 1 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 Rchp - Florence LLC accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter of Alabama, Ambetter of Tennessee, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and 2 other insurers list Rchp - Florence LLC 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 Rchp - Florence LLC was last updated on July 31, 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.