BANNER DESERT MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1720011810
General Acute Care Hospital in Mesa, AZ

Q: What is Banner Desert Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Banner Desert Medical Center is 1720011810. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 9, 2006.

Q: What is Banner Desert Medical Center's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Banner Desert Medical Center have?

CMS rates Banner Desert 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.

Active since July 09, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1400 S DOBSON RD, MESA, AZ 85202(480) 412-3000(480) 412-8711 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 17, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 17, 2026, Apr 3, 2026, May 31, 2023 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2022).

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About Banner Desert Medical Center NPPES

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

BANNER DESERT MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1720011810) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Mesa, Arizona and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization maintains 2 additional practice locations and lists Laura Robertson, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1720011810

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBANNER DESERT MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1400 S DOBSON RDMesa, AZ 85202-4707

Mailing Address2901 N Central Ave Ste 160Phoenix, AZ 85012-2702

Phone(480) 412-3000

Fax(480) 412-8711

Organization SubpartYesParent: Banner Health

Authorized OfficialLaura RobertsonCeo · (480) 412-3000

Enumeration DateJuly 9, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 17, 20264 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedApril 17, 2026

✔ NPI 1720011810 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 3

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in AZ · H-137

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 · Sleep Disorder DiagnosticTaxonomy 261QS1200X

Also ListedClinic/Center · OncologyTaxonomy 261QX0200X

1400 S DOBSON RD, Mesa, AZ 85202

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Secondary Practice Locations 2

Location 11432 S Dobson Rd Ste 215Mesa, AZ 85202-4769 · Phone (480) 412-4099

Location 22225 W Southern Ave Bldg 1400Mesa, AZ 85202-4716 · Phone (480) 412-6384

Other Identifiers 2

Medicaid530099AZ

Medicaid836372AZ

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Oscar Health Plan, Inc..Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Banner Desert Medical Center (CMS certification number 030065), from CMS Care Compare.

Banner Desert Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Mesa, AZ

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number030065

Location1400 South Dobson RoadMesa, AZ 85202 · Maricopa County · (480) 412-3000

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

1/5

Communication about medicines

2/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.2% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.3% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.3% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.1% No different than national

Infections 6

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

23 observed cases · 21.364 predicted · 24,423 patient days

1.077 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

15 observed cases · 22.917 predicted · 18,946 patient days

0.655 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

8 observed cases · 15.38 predicted · 555 patient days

0.520 Better than the national benchmark

SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy

3 observed cases · 1.44 predicted · 157 patient days

2.083 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

9 observed cases · 14.415 predicted · 181,398 patient days

0.624 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

38 observed cases · 123.338 predicted · 176,459 patient days

0.308 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

207 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

347 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

586 more days than average per 100 discharges

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

219 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 17

Emergency department volume

Very high

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders

185 minutes

Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - psychiatric/mental health disorders

283 minutes

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

18.6%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

93%

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

254 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

48%

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.

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