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CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL
NPI 1588868947
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit in Metter, GA

Active since June 12, 2007CLIA 11D0021337 · Accreditation
400 CEDAR ST, METTER, GA 30439(912) 685-1769(912) 685-3905 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 24, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 18, 2026.

Record update history: Feb 24, 2023, Apr 14, 2021 (2 updates tracked since 2021).

About Candler County Hospital NPPES

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

CANDLER COUNTY HOSPITAL (NPI 1588868947) is a healthcare organization registered as a medicare defined swing bed unit in Metter, Georgia and active in the NPI registry since June 2007. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through June 2, 2028 and lists Willuck Bennett, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1588868947
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy275N00000X
Legal Business NameHOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF CANDLER COUNTY
Location Address400 CEDAR STMetter, GA 30439-3338
Mailing AddressPo Box 597Metter, GA 30439-0597 · (912) 685-1769 · Fax (912) 685-3905
Phone(912) 685-1769
Fax(912) 685-3905
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialWilluck BennettChief Financial Officer · (912) 685-1769
Enumeration DateJune 12, 2007
Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 24, 20232 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedFebruary 24, 2023
✔ NPI 1588868947 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMedicare Defined Swing Bed UnitHospital Units
Taxonomy Code275N00000X
License✔ Licensed in GA · 021-023
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.
400 CEDAR ST, Metter, GA 30439
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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsCandler County Hospital

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid00000316SGA

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Candler County Hospital is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

47

Medicare enrollment records show 47 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Candler County Hospital, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 4 practice at this address and 11 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 10

Internal Medicine14
Nurse Practitioner13
Family Practice8
Emergency Medicine4
Gastroenterology2
General Practice2
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)1
General Surgery1
2 other specialties2

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 47
Olalekan Akinyokunbo, M.D
General Practice
NPI 1063806040
400 CEDAR ST
Metter, GA 30439
(305) 585-1280
✔ PECOSSame address
Matthew Demore, D.P.M.
Podiatry
NPI 1659378750
400 CEDAR ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5741
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Daniel Jung, D.O.
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1942434535
400 CEDAR ST
Metter, GA 30439
(573) 489-6691
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Erin Slaughter, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1255594065
400 CEDAR ST
Metter, GA 30439
(478) 960-7476
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jason Glow, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1114238854
10 DOCTORS ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Melissa Cartrette, AGNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1912768219
10 DOCTORS ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Loy Cowart, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1912921065
10 DOCTORS ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Susan Mclendon, APRN, CNS-BC
Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
NPI 1629009501
10 DOCTORS ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Elijah Paradee, WHNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1619758083
10 DOCTORS ST
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
John Smith, M.D.
Family Practice
NPI 1952321937
10 DOCTORS STREET
Metter, GA 30439
(912) 685-5715
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Maria Acosta, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1457344418
107 E. RAILROAD STREET
Pulaski, GA 30451
(912) 685-1802
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare6.5 mi
Traci Parillo, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1457968307
421 PAGE PLACE ROAD
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 259-9619
✔ PECOS15 mi
Aaron Clark, M.D.
Family Practice
NPI 1134439581
117 HILL POND LN
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 623-2155
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare16 mi
James Jackson, MD
Nephrology
NPI 1467547836
450 GEORGIA AVE STE B
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 489-4123
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare17 mi
Tara Daniel
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1598308561
1044 BERMUDA RUN
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 871-4847
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare17 mi
Mark Anderson, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1386112456
112 HILL POND LN STE A
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 259-9633
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare17 mi
Patrick Dorvilus, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1144222456
1497 FAIR RD STE 104
Statesboro, GA 30458
(912) 486-1600
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare17 mi
Thomas Ferrari, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1346249109
401 W MAIN ST
Swainsboro, GA 30401
(478) 237-9928
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare21 mi
Michael Oates, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1922045681
117 KITE RD
Swainsboro, GA 30401
(782) 891-1004
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare21 mi
Michael Williams, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1376504647
1604 MEADOWS LN
Vidalia, GA 30474
(912) 245-4179
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare24 mi
See all 47 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 11D0021337

Candler County Hospital Laboratory · Metter, GA
Active · expires Jun 2, 2028
CLIA Number11D0021337
Laboratory TypeHospital
Certificate Effective DateJune 3, 2026
Certificate Expiration DateJune 2, 2028
Laboratory DirectorAlvin Bryan
Laboratory Phone(912) 685-1103
Laboratory LocationCandler County Hospital Laboratory400 Cedar Street, Metter, GA 30439
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name
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 Candler County Hospital (CMS certification number 111334), from CMS Care Compare.

Candler County Hospital

Critical Access Hospitals · Metter, GA
OwnershipProprietary
CMS Certification Number111334
Location400 Cedar StreetMetter, GA 30439 · Candler County · (912) 685-5741
Emergency services Meaningful use of EHRs

Complications & Deaths 5

Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart failure patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for pneumonia patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for stroke patients
Cases too small to report

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
Cases too small to report
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
105 No different than national
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery
Cases too small to report
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 10

Emergency department volume
Low
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
76%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
126 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
226 minutes
Left before being seen
2%
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients
62%

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 Hospital Authority Of Candler County's NPI number?

The NPI number for Hospital Authority Of Candler County is 1588868947. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 12, 2007. The provider is doing business as Candler County Hospital.

Where is Hospital Authority Of Candler County located?

Hospital Authority Of Candler County is located at 400 Cedar St, Metter, GA 30439. The listed phone number is (912) 685-1769.

What is Hospital Authority Of Candler County's specialty?

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

Is Hospital Authority Of Candler County enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Hospital Authority Of Candler County is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Hospital Authority Of Candler County?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 47 clinicians in 10 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Hospital Authority Of Candler County. 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 Internal Medicine (14), Nurse Practitioner (13) and Family Practice (8). Of these, 4 practice at this address and 11 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Does Hospital Authority Of Candler County hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 11D0021337) is associated with this NPI, valid through June 2, 2028. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is Hospital Authority Of Candler County a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Candler County Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Hospital Authority Of Candler County was last updated on February 24, 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.