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YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1528271871
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Steamboat Springs, CO

Active since May 07, 2007
4/5
Hospital Overall Rating
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487(970) 879-1322 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 1, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 13, 2023, Jan 30, 2020, Aug 9, 2019 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2017).

About Yampa Valley Medical Center NPPES

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

YAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1528271871) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and active in the NPI registry since May 2007. The organization lists David Thompson, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1528271871
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy275N00000X
Legal Business NameYAMPA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Location Address1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVESteamboat Springs, CO 80487-8813
Mailing Address7901 E Lowry Blvd, F402, 3rd FloorDenver, CO 80230-6510
Phone(970) 879-1322
Organization SubpartYes
Authorized OfficialDavid ThompsonCfo · (970) 879-1322
Enumeration DateMay 7, 2007
Last NPPES UpdateAugust 1, 20255 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedAugust 1, 2025
✔ NPI 1528271871 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units
Taxonomy Code275N00000X
License✔ Licensed in CO · 010860
Definition
A unit of a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement and has been granted approval from HCFA to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed unit.
Also ListedGeneral Acute Care HospitalTaxonomy 282N00000X · License 010860 (CO)
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center (CMS certification number 060049), from CMS Care Compare.

Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Steamboat Springs, CO
4/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Certification Number060049
Location1024 Central Park DrSteamboat Springs, CO 80487 · Routt County · (970) 879-1322
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
4/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
4/5
Doctor communication
4/5
Staff responsiveness
4/5
Communication about medicines
4/5
Discharge information
4/5
Care transition
4/5
Cleanliness
3/5
Quietness
4/5
Overall hospital rating
4/5
Recommend hospital
5/5
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
0.94 No different than national
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate
1.11 No different than national
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate
1.84 No different than national
Postoperative sepsis rate
5.36 No different than national
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate
3.98 No different than national
Postoperative respiratory failure rate
9.19 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate
31 No different than national
Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)
263 No different than national
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement
33 No different than national
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
Cases too small to report
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 10

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle
91%
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock
91%
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing
13%
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients
100%
Left before being seen
0%
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
178 minutes

Maternal Health 4

Elective Delivery
22%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (All)
347
Risk Adjusted Severe Obstetric Complications (excluding blood-transfusion-only cases)
347

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 4

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

CHRISTOPHER J PIZZO M.D.
Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487
Routt County (970) 871-2340
LAILA WILBER POWERS MD
Emergency Medicine
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487
Routt County (970) 879-1322
DR. NATHAN REED ANDERSON MD
Emergency Medicine
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487
Routt County (970) 879-1322
JEANNE CAROLYN FITZSIMMONS MD
Emergency Medicine
1024 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487
Routt County (970) 879-1322

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 Yampa Valley Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Yampa Valley Medical Center is 1528271871. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 7, 2007.

Where is Yampa Valley Medical Center located?

Yampa Valley Medical Center is located at 1024 Central Park Drive, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487. The listed phone number is (970) 879-1322.

What is Yampa Valley Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit with taxonomy code 275N00000X.

Is Yampa Valley Medical Center a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Yampa Valley Medical Center have?

CMS rates Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center 4 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 Yampa Valley Medical Center accept?

Health plans from UnitedHealthcare list Yampa Valley Medical Center 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 Yampa Valley Medical Center was last updated on August 1, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 14 months 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.