BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.
NPI 1568452290
General Acute Care Hospital in Richmond, KY

Q: What is Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. is 1568452290. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 25, 2005. The provider is doing business as Baptist Health and Baptist Health Richmond.

Q: What is Baptist 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 Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. have?

CMS rates Baptist Health Richmond 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.

Active since October 25, 2005

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

801 EASTERN BYP, RICHMOND, KY 40475(859) 623-3131(859) 625-3535 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 28, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: May 28, 2025, Aug 28, 2023, Sep 3, 2019 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2018).

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About Baptist Healthcare System, Inc. NPPES

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

BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. (NPI 1568452290), doing business as Baptist Health, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Richmond, Kentucky and active in the NPI registry since October 2005. The organization lists Richard Carrico, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1568452290

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC.

Location Address801 EASTERN BYPRichmond, KY 40475

Mailing Address1901 Campus PlLouisville, KY 40299-2308

Phone(859) 623-3131

Fax(859) 625-3535

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialRichard CarricoChief Financial Officer · (502) 896-5006

Enumeration DateOctober 25, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMay 28, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 28, 2025

✔ NPI 1568452290 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 5

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in KY · 100322

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 ListedLegal MedicineTaxonomy 173000000X · License 33601 (KY)

Also ListedFamily MedicineTaxonomy 207Q00000X

Also ListedNurse Practitioner · FamilyTaxonomy 363LF0000X

Also ListedNurse Anesthetist, Certified RegisteredTaxonomy 367500000X · License 74900705 (KY)

801 EASTERN BYP, Richmond, KY 40475

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Other Names 2

Doing Business AsBaptist Health

Doing Business AsBaptist Health Richmond

Other Identifiers 8

Other000000631053KY · Blue Cross - Learn Well Clinic

Other0060054KY · Aetna Provider #

Other000000054535KY · Anthem Blue Cross

Medicaid01009141KY

Other1083352KY · Passport

Other030165200KY · Black Lung Provider #

Other5000007KY · United Healthcare

Medicaid6593524900KY

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Baptist Health Richmond (CMS certification number 180049), from CMS Care Compare.

Baptist Health Richmond

Acute Care Hospitals · Richmond, KY

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number180049

Location801 Eastern BypassRichmond, KY 40475 · Madison County · (859) 625-3114

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

13.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

11.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

22.1% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

14.4% No different than national

Infections 1

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

1 observed case · 4.477 predicted · 15,094 patient days

0.223 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

140 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

202 days per 100 discharges

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

529 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

57 No different than national

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

57 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

Medium

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

51 minutes

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

2.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

92%

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

154 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

192 minutes

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery

46%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

506

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.

SCOTT L. HAZELWOOD, DO

Pediatrics