COLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P.
NPI 1619924719
General Acute Care Hospital in Mcallen, TX

Q: What is Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P. is 1619924719. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 27, 2006. The provider is doing business as Rio Grande Regional Hospital.

Q: What is Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.P. have?

CMS rates Rio Grande Regional Hospital 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.

Active since May 27, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

101 E RIDGE RD, MCALLEN, TX 78503(956) 632-6000(956) 632-6621 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 10, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 10, 2025, Jun 4, 2025, Jun 3, 2021 (3 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Columbia Rio Grande Healthcare, L.p. NPPES

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

COLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P. (NPI 1619924719), doing business as Rio Grande Regional Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Mcallen, Texas and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Joe Vela, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1619924719

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCOLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P.

Location Address101 E RIDGE RDMcallen, TX 78503-1248

Mailing Address101 E Ridge RdMcallen, TX 78503-1248 · (956) 632-6000 · Fax (956) 632-6621

Phone(956) 632-6000

Fax(956) 632-6621

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialJoe VelaCfo · (956) 632-6000

Enumeration DateMay 27, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateNovember 10, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedNovember 10, 2025

✔ NPI 1619924719 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

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 ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

101 E RIDGE RD, Mcallen, TX 78503

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsRio Grande Regional Hospital

Other Identifiers 6

Other105743100TX · Valley

Other166570000Us Dept Labor

OtherHH0755TX · Bcbs

Other112716903TX · Cshcn

Other119146Healthlink

Medicaid112716902TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Rio Grande Regional Hospital (CMS certification number 450711), from CMS Care Compare.

Rio Grande Regional Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Mcallen, TX

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number450711

Location101 E Ridge RdMcallen, TX 78503 · Hidalgo County · (956) 632-6000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

2/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.6% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.5% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 3.184 predicted · 3,279 patient days

0.628 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 2.889 predicted · 3,328 patient days

0.346 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

4 observed cases · 5.182 predicted · 188 patient days

0.772 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 2.578 predicted · 61,508 patient days

0.776 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

5 observed cases · 25.542 predicted · 55,383 patient days

0.196 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

56 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

140 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

157 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

181 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 16

Emergency department volume

Very high

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

58%

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

94 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

136 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

95%

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.

COLUMBIA RIO GRANDE HEALTHCARE, L.P.

General Acute Care Hospital