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SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1598713745
General Acute Care Hospital in Watertown, NY

Active since May 04, 2006
3/5
Hospital Overall Rating
830 WASHINGTON ST, WATERTOWN, NY 13601(315) 785-4000(315) 785-5761 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 15, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

About Samaritan Medical Center NPPES

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

SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1598713745) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Watertown, New York and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Chris Hochgraf, Director Of Revenue Cycle, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1598713745
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameSAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
Location Address830 WASHINGTON STWatertown, NY 13601-4034
Mailing Address830 Washington StWatertown, NY 13601-4034 · (315) 785-4000 · Fax (315) 785-5761
Phone(315) 785-4000
Fax(315) 785-5761
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialChris HochgrafDirector Of Revenue Cycle · (315) 779-5278
Enumeration DateMay 4, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateDecember 15, 2021
NPPES CertifiedDecember 15, 2021
✔ NPI 1598713745 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in NY · 2201000H
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.
830 WASHINGTON ST, Watertown, NY 13601
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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid00354316NY

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

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

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

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

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

182

Medicare enrollment records show 182 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Samaritan Medical Center, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 35 practice at this address and 97 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 32

Nurse Practitioner39
Psychiatry16
Clinical Social Worker15
Family Practice14
Internal Medicine11
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)8
Diagnostic Radiology8
Emergency Medicine8
24 other specialties63

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 182
Florence Arnold, MD
Medical Oncology
NPI 1225424369
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(716) 785-4673
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Kelly Birchenough, D.O.
Obstetrics/Gynecology
NPI 1710278957
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 786-4900
✔ PECOSSame address
Ariana Brooks-James
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
NPI 1669872149
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 786-4800
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Justin Budnik, M.D.
Radiation Oncology
NPI 1609263078
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Marco Campitelli, M.D
Pulmonary Disease
NPI 1053790477
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Philip Chafe
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1114908720
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4666
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Kevin Chandler, MD
Urology
NPI 1689808875
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(803) 318-3004
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Tony Chuang, M.D.
Otolaryngology
NPI 1790736890
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 788-1751
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Sarah Delaney-Rowland, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1871552844
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 782-2620
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Karen Doe, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
NPI 1356577761
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-5710
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Caitlin Donegan-Tartell, D.O.
Family Practice
NPI 1396182796
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 779-5244
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Samantha Furman, NP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1477163426
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4313
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
David Gordon, PH.D., M.D.
Otolaryngology
NPI 1215949946
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 788-1751
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Brittany Heflin, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1346670908
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4102
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Maksim Liaukovich, M.D.
Hematology/Oncology
NPI 1073996518
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4673
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Ivan Montalvo Otano, MD
Anesthesiology
NPI 1184660789
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4313
✔ PECOSSame address
Russell Reeves, M.D., M.S.
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1326573775
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4100
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
David Reindl, MD
Gastroenterology
NPI 1568447803
830 WASHINGTON ST SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL STAFF OFFICE
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 786-4824
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Trevor Scudamore, M.D.
Psychiatry
NPI 1922538990
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 786-4955
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Shikhar Vyas, MD
Pathology
NPI 1528324753
830 WASHINGTON ST
Watertown, NY 13601
(315) 785-4000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
See all 182 clinicians

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Samaritan Medical Center (CMS certification number 330157), from CMS Care Compare.

Samaritan Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Watertown, NY
3/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Certification Number330157
Location830 Washington StreetWatertown, NY 13601 · Jefferson County · (315) 785-4121
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
3/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
3/5
Doctor communication
4/5
Staff responsiveness
4/5
Communication about medicines
4/5
Discharge information
4/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
3/5
Quietness
2/5
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
3.5 No different than national
Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
10.9% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
12.6% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
18% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
15.2% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 2.951 predicted · 3,501 patient days
0.678 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
3 observed cases · 4.596 predicted · 5,348 patient days
0.653 No different than national
SSI - Colon Surgery
3 observed cases · 1.399 predicted · 54 patient days
2.144 No different than national
MRSA Bacteremia
2 observed cases · 2.222 predicted · 38,869 patient days
0.900 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
18 observed cases · 22.013 predicted · 34,297 patient days
0.818 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
253 more days than average per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
203 days per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
1161 No different than national
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
190 No different than national
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
190 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume
Medium
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
67.9%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
68%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
245 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
554 minutes
Left before being seen
11%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
29%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

Inpatient Rehabilitation Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, patient outcomes and conditions treated for Samaritan Medical Center (CMS certification number 33T157), from CMS Care Compare.

Samaritan Medical Center

Inpatient rehabilitation facility · Watertown, NY
OwnershipNon-profit
CMS Certification Number33T157
Medicare-Certified SinceJanuary 1, 1999
Location830 Washington St.Watertown, NY 13601
Phone(315) 786-4954
Rehabilitation unit within a hospital

Conditions Treated

Medicare patient stays by the condition that brought the patient to rehabilitation
Hip or femur fracture
42
patient stays
Hip or knee replacement, amputation or other bone or joint condition
29
patient stays
Stroke
17
patient stays
Brain disease or condition (non-traumatic)
15
patient stays
Nervous system disorder (excluding stroke)
13
patient stays
Brain injury (traumatic)
Less than 11 patient stays
Spinal cord disease or condition (non-traumatic)
Less than 11 patient stays
Spinal cord injury (traumatic)
Less than 11 patient stays
All other conditions
46
patient stays
Counts reflect Medicare patient stays reported to CMS. CMS reports counts under 11 as "Less than 11" to protect patient privacy.

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found
Drug Regimen Review · 190 patient stays
98.9%
Patients given a current list of their medications at discharge
Transfer of Health Information to the Patient · 127 patient stays
100%
Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 63 patient stays
100%
Patients who meet or exceed the self-care ability expected for their condition at discharge
Discharge Self-Care Score · 161 patient stays
72%
Patients who meet or exceed the mobility expected for their condition at discharge
Discharge Mobility Score · 161 patient stays
47.8%
Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge
Discharge Function Score · 161 patient stays
77.02%
Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay
190 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.
0%
Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened
Risk-adjusted rate · 190 patient stays · observed rate 0.5% · Lower rates are better for this measure.
0.6%
Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine
19 healthcare workers
52.6%
Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination
18 healthcare workers
61.1%
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections
1 observed infections · 1.161 predicted · 2,262 patient days
0.861
standardized infection ratio
No Different than the National Benchmark
Measures are reported under the CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community
185 of 273 patient stays · observed rate 67.77%
64.17%
risk-standardized rate
No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge
28 readmissions of 274 patient stays · observed rate 10.22% · Lower rates are better for this measure.
9.37%
risk-standardized rate
No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable readmissions during the rehabilitation stay
7 readmissions of 285 patient stays · observed rate 2.46% · Lower rates are better for this measure.
4.26%
risk-standardized rate
No Different than the National Rate
Medicare spending per episode of care
1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 233 episodes
0.82
spending ratio
Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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 Samaritan Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Samaritan Medical Center is 1598713745. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 4, 2006.

Where is Samaritan Medical Center located?

Samaritan Medical Center is located at 830 Washington St, Watertown, NY 13601. The listed phone number is (315) 785-4000.

What is Samaritan Medical Center's specialty?

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

Is Samaritan Medical Center enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Samaritan Medical Center is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Samaritan Medical Center?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 182 clinicians in 32 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Samaritan Medical Center. 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 Nurse Practitioner (39), Psychiatry (16) and Clinical Social Worker (15). Of these, 35 practice at this address and 97 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Samaritan Medical Center a Medicare-certified hospital?

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

What quality rating does Samaritan Medical Center have?

CMS rates Samaritan Medical Center 3 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 Samaritan Medical Center was last updated on December 15, 2021. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 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.