POTOMAC HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM
NPI 1548366404
General Acute Care Hospital in Woodbridge, VA

Q: What is Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William have?

CMS rates Sentara Northern Virginia 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 September 16, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2300 OPITZ BLVD, PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICES, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191(703) 670-1595(703) 670-3267 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 11, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 11, 2025, Jan 3, 2020 (2 updates tracked since 2020).

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About Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William NPPES

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

POTOMAC HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM (NPI 1548366404), doing business as Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Woodbridge, Virginia and active in the NPI registry since September 2006. The organization lists Melinda Summerlin Hancock, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1548366404

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NamePOTOMAC HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM

Location Address2300 OPITZ BLVD, PATIENT FINANCIAL SERVICESWoodbridge, VA 22191-3311

Mailing Address2300 Opitz Blvd, Patient Financial ServicesWoodbridge, VA 22191-3311 · (703) 670-1595 · Fax (703) 670-3267

Phone(703) 670-1595

Fax(703) 670-3267

Organization SubpartYesParent: Sentara Healthcare

Authorized OfficialMelinda Summerlin HancockCfo · (757) 455-7458

Enumeration DateSeptember 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateDecember 11, 20252 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedDecember 11, 2025

✔ NPI 1548366404 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in VA · H1771

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.

2300 OPITZ BLVD, Woodbridge, VA 22191

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Other Identifiers 3

Other000028VA · Anthem Bcbs

Other293165VA · Anthem Hcfa

Medicaid4901134VA

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (CMS certification number 490113), from CMS Care Compare.

Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Woodbridge, VA

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number490113

Location2300 Opitz BoulevardWoodbridge, VA 22191 · Prince William County · (703) 523-1000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

3/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.9% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

11.1% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 4.443 predicted · 4,936 patient days

0.225 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 5.417 predicted · 5,439 patient days

0.369 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 1.789 predicted · 65 patient days

0.559 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 2.202 predicted · 47,039 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 18.02 predicted · 43,188 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

118 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

510 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

364 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

1258 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

Very high

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

0.2%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

86%

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

182 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

334 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

115%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

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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.

DR. TRAVIS HOWELL EDELSTEIN D.O.

Radiology (Vascular & Interventional Radiology)

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 523-0611

POTOMAC HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM

Pharmacy (Community/Retail Pharmacy)

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 523-1000

NORTHERN VIRGINIA ANESTHESIA ASSOC.

Anesthesiology

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 670-1357

BRENDAN L WATERS DO

Radiology (Diagnostic Radiology)

2300 OPITZ BLVD, DEPT OF RADIOLOGY
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 607-1561

CASSANDRA J VAZQUEZ PA-C

Physician Assistant

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 523-1000

ANTONIO BACA M.D.

Emergency Medicine

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (216) 288-1596

HELEN ALMARAZ

Specialist/Technologist, Other (Surgical Assistant)

2300 OPITZ BLVD
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 523-2343

SENTARA MEDICAL GROUP

Hospitalist

2300 OPITZ BLVD, STE G-209
WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191

Prince William County (703) 523-0611

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 Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William's NPI number?

The NPI number for Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William is 1548366404. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on September 16, 2006. The provider is doing business as Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center.

Where is Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William located?

Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William is located at 2300 Opitz Blvd Patient Financial Services, Woodbridge, VA 22191. The listed phone number is (703) 670-1595.

What is Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William's specialty?

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

Is Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William have?

CMS rates Sentara Northern Virginia 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Potomac Hospital Corporation Of Prince William was last updated on December 11, 2025. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.