VIERA HOSPITAL INC
NPI 1730494816
General Acute Care Hospital in Melbourne, FL

Q: What is Viera Hospital Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Viera Hospital Inc is 1730494816. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 12, 2010.

Q: What is Viera Hospital Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Viera Hospital Inc have?

CMS rates Viera Hospital 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 August 12, 2010CLIA 10D2019283 · Accreditation

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

8745 N WICKHAM RD, ATTENTION: ADMINISTRATION, MELBOURNE, FL 32940(321) 434-9000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 9, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Jun 4, 2025, Feb 20, 2025, Aug 2, 2024 and 4 more (7 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Viera Hospital Inc NPPES

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

VIERA HOSPITAL INC (NPI 1730494816) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Melbourne, Florida and active in the NPI registry since August 2010. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through April 11, 2027 and lists Kristen Pulio, Evp Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1730494816

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameVIERA HOSPITAL INC

Location Address8745 N WICKHAM RD, ATTENTION: ADMINISTRATIONMelbourne, FL 32940-5997

Mailing AddressPo Box 749200Atlanta, GA 30374-9200 · (321) 434-5055

Phone(321) 434-9000

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialKristen PulioEvp Cfo · (301) 706-5672

Enumeration DateAugust 12, 2010

Last NPPES UpdateJune 9, 20267 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedJune 9, 2026

✔ NPI 1730494816 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.

8745 N WICKHAM RD, Melbourne, FL 32940

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsViera Hospital Inc

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL), Florida Blue HMO (a BlueCross BlueShield FL company), Health First Commercial Plans, Inc..Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 10D2019283

Viera Hospital, Inc · Viera, FL

Active · expires Apr 11, 2027

CLIA Number10D2019283

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateApril 12, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateApril 11, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDr. Jeanne L. Ackerman

Laboratory Phone(321) 434-9360

Laboratory LocationViera Hospital, Inc8745 N Wickham Rd, Viera, FL 32940

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Name

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Viera Hospital (CMS certification number 100315), from CMS Care Compare.

Viera Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Melbourne, FL

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number100315

Location8745 N Wickham RdMelbourne, FL 32940 · Brevard County · (321) 434-9000

Emergency services 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

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

4/5

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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.7 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

14.1% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

12.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

14.8% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

11.6% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.411 predicted · 2,189 patient days

0.709 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 2.447 predicted · 4,632 patient days

1.635 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

2 observed cases · 2.315 predicted · 91 patient days

0.864 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 1.386 predicted · 26,508 patient days

0.722 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 11.259 predicted · 26,508 patient days

0.355 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

242 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

279 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

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

771 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

Medium

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

10.7%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

64%

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

186 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

267 minutes

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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.

STEPHANIE PRADA MD.

Hospitalist