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PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF KING COUNTY
NPI 1619209574
General Acute Care Hospital in Renton, WA

Active since February 03, 2010
2/5
Hospital Overall Rating
400 S 43RD ST, RENTON, WA 98055(425) 228-3440(425) 656-5565 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 22, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 22, 2023, May 28, 2021 (2 updates tracked since 2021).

About Public Hospital District #1 Of King County NPPES

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

PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #1 OF KING COUNTY (NPI 1619209574) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Renton, Washington and active in the NPI registry since February 2010. The organization lists Michele Forgues Lackie, Senior Vice President Finance/cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1619209574
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameVALLEY MEDICAL GROUP-RENTON
Location Address400 S 43RD STRenton, WA 98055-5714
Mailing AddressPo Box 34876Seattle, WA 98124-1876 · (425) 656-5412 · Fax (425) 656-4096
Phone(425) 228-3440
Fax(425) 656-5565
Organization SubpartYesParent: Public Hospital District #1 Of King County
Authorized OfficialMichele Forgues LackieSenior Vice President Finance/cfo · (425) 690-6677
Enumeration DateFebruary 3, 2010
Last NPPES UpdateMarch 22, 20232 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedMarch 22, 2023
✔ NPI 1619209574 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 15

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in WA · H-155
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 ListedFamily MedicineTaxonomy 207Q00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedInternal MedicineTaxonomy 207R00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedNeurological SurgeryTaxonomy 207T00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedObstetrics & Gynecology · GynecologyTaxonomy 207VG0400X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedOphthalmologyTaxonomy 207W00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedPediatricsTaxonomy 208000000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedPhysical Medicine & RehabilitationTaxonomy 208100000X
Also ListedPsychiatry & Neurology · NeurologyTaxonomy 2084N0400X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedSurgeryTaxonomy 208600000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedSurgery · Vascular SurgeryTaxonomy 2086S0129X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedHospitalistTaxonomy 208M00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedCommunity/Behavioral HealthTaxonomy 251S00000X
Also ListedNurse PractitionerTaxonomy 363L00000X · License H-155 (WA)
Also ListedAdvanced Practice MidwifeTaxonomy 367A00000X · License H-155 (WA)
400 S 43RD ST, Renton, WA 98055
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Other Names 1

Other NamePublic Hospital District #1 Of King County

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid1008494WA

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 Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska.Insurance ›

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

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

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Public Hospital District #1 Of King County is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

688

Medicare enrollment records show 688 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Public Hospital District #1 Of King County, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 48 practice at this address and 405 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 50

Family Practice130
Nurse Practitioner82
Obstetrics/Gynecology77
Hospitalist48
Internal Medicine48
Neurology21
Physical Therapist in Private Practice21
Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)19
42 other specialties242

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 688
Meghna Agarwal, MD
Hospitalist
NPI 1649859182
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Victoria Bachman, MD
Hospitalist
NPI 1932661238
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Arjun Bahl, MD
Hospitalist
NPI 1598394256
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-4605
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Nazir Balouch, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1942454061
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Sargon Bet-Shlimon, M.D.
Neurology
NPI 1578097101
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-3585
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Aminta Blinka, M.D.
Hospitalist
NPI 1720465768
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Lindsay Bryant, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1871010140
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-3650
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Tiffany Chen, MD
Hospice/Palliative Care
NPI 1528529096
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-3422
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Khenyian Cheung, D.O.
Hospice/Palliative Care
NPI 1487031068
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-3422
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Tram Chu, M.D.
Hospice/Palliative Care
NPI 1043536949
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 690-3422
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Christian Eaton, M.D.
Internal Medicine
NPI 1043534076
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Erin Eddington Alden, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1184138208
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jennifer Hsu, DO
Psychiatry
NPI 1841794864
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
So Hee Kim, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1679001846
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 656-5566
✔ PECOSSame address
Erika Korinke, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
NPI 1528321999
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Athena Lan, DO
Internal Medicine
NPI 1396043725
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 228-3440
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Sujata Poisson, M.D.
Neurology
NPI 1245394170
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 656-5566
✔ PECOSSame address
Meghana Raghavan, MD
Neurology
NPI 1316479439
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(256) 903-5854
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Janelle Trippany, DPT
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1386922482
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 251-5165
✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Jill Williams, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
NPI 1962628107
400 S 43RD ST
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 251-5165
✔ PECOSSame address
See all 688 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 Valley Medical Center (CMS certification number 500088), from CMS Care Compare.

Valley Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Renton, WA
2/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipGovernment - Hospital District or Authority
CMS Certification Number500088
Location400 S 43rd StRenton, WA 98055 · King County · (425) 228-3450
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
4/5
Staff responsiveness
3/5
Communication about medicines
2/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
3/5
Quietness
3/5
Overall hospital rating
3/5
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
13.6% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
10.6% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
13.2% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
20.4% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
15.2% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
9 observed cases · 14.191 predicted · 16,571 patient days
0.634 No different than national
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
4 observed cases · 11.956 predicted · 12,800 patient days
0.335 Better than the national benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia
6 observed cases · 4.829 predicted · 100,139 patient days
1.242 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
55 observed cases · 57.832 predicted · 91,715 patient days
0.951 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
128 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
626 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
339 days per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
2142 No different than national
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
252 No different than national
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
252 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 19

Emergency department volume
Very high
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders
236 minutes
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders
584 minutes
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
0%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
95%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
196 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
157%
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

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 Valley Medical Group-Renton's NPI number?

The NPI number for Valley Medical Group-Renton is 1619209574. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on February 3, 2010. The provider is also known as Public Hospital District #1 Of King County.

Where is Valley Medical Group-Renton located?

Valley Medical Group-Renton is located at 400 S 43rd St, Renton, WA 98055. The listed phone number is (425) 228-3440.

What is Valley Medical Group-Renton's specialty?

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

Is Valley Medical Group-Renton enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Valley Medical Group-Renton is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Valley Medical Group-Renton?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 688 clinicians in 50 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Valley Medical Group-Renton. 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 Family Practice (130), Nurse Practitioner (82) and Obstetrics/Gynecology (77). Of these, 48 practice at this address and 405 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Valley Medical Group-Renton a Medicare-certified hospital?

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

What quality rating does Valley Medical Group-Renton have?

CMS rates Valley 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.

What insurance does Valley Medical Group-Renton accept?

Health plans from Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska list Valley Medical Group-Renton 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 Valley Medical Group-Renton was last updated on March 22, 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.