BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC
NPI 1730264128
General Acute Care Hospital in Paducah, KY

Q: What is Baptist Healthcare System, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Baptist Healthcare System, Inc is 1730264128. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 26, 2006.

Q: What is Baptist Healthcare System, Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Baptist Healthcare System, Inc have?

CMS rates Baptist Health Paducah 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 October 26, 2006

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2501 KENTUCKY AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42003(270) 575-2100 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 28, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: May 28, 2025, Aug 28, 2023, Jul 12, 2021 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Baptist Healthcare System, Inc NPPES

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

BAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC (NPI 1730264128) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Paducah, Kentucky and active in the NPI registry since October 2006. The organization lists Richard Carrico, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1730264128

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameBAPTIST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

Location Address2501 KENTUCKY AVEPaducah, KY 42003-3813

Mailing Address1901 Campus PlLouisville, KY 40299-2308

Phone(270) 575-2100

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialRichard CarricoChief Financial Officer · (502) 896-5006

Enumeration DateOctober 26, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMay 28, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 28, 2025

✔ NPI 1730264128 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.

2501 KENTUCKY AVE, Paducah, KY 42003

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Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid01011550KY

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter Health and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Baptist Health Paducah (CMS certification number 180104), from CMS Care Compare.

Baptist Health Paducah

Acute Care Hospitals · Paducah, KY

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Church

CMS Certification Number180104

Location2501 Kentucky AvenuePaducah, KY 42003 · Mc Cracken County · (270) 575-2100

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

4/5

Recommend hospital

4/5

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

13.3% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.5% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

11.6% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

19.5% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 3.823 predicted · 5,346 patient days

0.785 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 3.894 predicted · 5,621 patient days

0.257 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

0 observed cases · 2.262 predicted · 90 patient days

0.000 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 2.36 predicted · 46,349 patient days

0.847 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

2 observed cases · 18.524 predicted · 43,469 patient days

0.108 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

215 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

466 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

432 days per 100 discharges

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

2901 Better than the national benchmark

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

211 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

211 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

57 minutes

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

79 minutes

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

0.8%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

90%

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

215 minutes

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery

91%

Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding

680

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.

DR. AUSTIN MCCUISTON M.D.

Pathology (Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology)