CHARLESTON VAMC
NPI 1659320620
General Acute Care Hospital in Charleston, SC

Q: What is Charleston Vamc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Charleston Vamc is 1659320620. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on May 8, 2006.

Q: What is Charleston Vamc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Charleston Vamc have?

CMS rates Charleston VA Medical Center 4 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.

Q: When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Charleston Vamc was last updated on April 13, 2018. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 8 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.

Active since May 08, 2006

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

109 BEE ST, CHARLESTON, SC 29401(828) 257-2333 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 13, 2018. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 13, 2018, Feb 27, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Charleston Vamc NPPES

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

CHARLESTON VAMC (NPI 1659320620) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Charleston, South Carolina and active in the NPI registry since May 2006. The organization lists Erin Potter, Npi Team Member, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1659320620

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCHARLESTON VAMC

Location Address109 BEE STCharleston, SC 29401-5703

Mailing AddressPo Box 89425Cleveland, OH 44101-6425 · (828) 257-2333

Phone(828) 257-2333

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialErin PotterNpi Team Member · (202) 382-2579

Enumeration DateMay 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 13, 20182 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1659320620 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ 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.

109 BEE ST, Charleston, SC 29401

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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Charleston VA Medical Center (CMS certification number 42029F), from CMS Care Compare.

Charleston VA Medical Center

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Charleston, SC

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVeterans Health Administration

CMS Certification Number42029F

Location109 Bee StreetCharleston, SC 29401 · Charleston County · (843) 577-5011

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

4/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

5/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

4/5

Overall hospital rating

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

8.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.2% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

11% Better than the national benchmark

Pressure ulcer rate

1.53 Worse than the national rate

Infections 2

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 2.812 predicted · 3,018 patient days

0.711 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 3.285 predicted · 3,811 patient days

0.913 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

79 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

475 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

280 days per 100 discharges

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

79 No different than national

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

215 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

475 No different than national

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. PAMELA STAKER MSN, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner (Family)