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PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC
NPI 1659316214
General Acute Care Hospital - Rural in Watertown, SD

Q: What is Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc is 1659316214. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 18, 2006. The provider is doing business as Sanford Watertown Medical Center.

Q: What is Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Rural, with taxonomy code 282NR1301X.

Q: What quality rating does Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc have?

CMS rates Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc 5 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 June 18, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

401 9TH AVE NW, WATERTOWN, SD 57201(605) 882-7000(605) 882-7607 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 20, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Jul 20, 2026, Nov 20, 2025, Jul 31, 2024 (3 updates tracked since 2024).

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About Prairie Lakes Health Care System Inc NPPES

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

PRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC (NPI 1659316214), doing business as Sanford Watertown Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a rural in Watertown, South Dakota and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Tony Lee Morrison, Vice President, Revenue Cycle, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1659316214

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282NR1301X

Legal Business NamePRAIRIE LAKES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC

Location Address401 9TH AVE NWWatertown, SD 57201-1548

Mailing Address401 9th Ave NwWatertown, SD 57201-1548 · (605) 882-7000 · Fax (605) 882-7607

Phone(605) 882-7000

Fax(605) 882-7607

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTony Lee MorrisonVice President, Revenue Cycle · (605) 328-8380

Enumeration DateJune 18, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 20, 20263 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJuly 20, 2026

✔ NPI 1659316214 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · RuralHospitals

Taxonomy Code282NR1301X

License✔ Licensed in SD · 10572

401 9TH AVE NW, Watertown, SD 57201

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSanford Watertown Medical Center

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid0100580SD

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Avera Health Plans, Sanford Health Plan.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc (CMS certification number 430005), from CMS Care Compare.

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc

Acute Care Hospitals · Watertown, SD

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number430005

Location401 9th Avenue NW Post Office Box 1210Watertown, SD 57201 · Codington County · (605) 882-7000

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

4/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

2.8 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.3% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

13.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

15.2% No different than national

Infections 2

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

0 observed cases · 3.231 predicted · 8,692 patient days

0.000 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Colon Surgery

1 observed case · 1.525 predicted · 61 patient days

0.656 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate

79 No different than national

Rate of readmission after discharge from hospital (hospital-wide)

434 No different than national

Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement

179 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

73 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

33 No different than national

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

43 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 14

Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle

97%

Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle

89%

Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle

88%

Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle

55%

Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock

72%

Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing

14%

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

74%

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.

MRS. JACKLYN ANN KARLI CNP

Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health)