CARY MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1780615492
General Acute Care Hospital in Caribou, ME

Active since July 05, 2006CLIA 20D0089961 · Accreditation
3/5
Hospital Overall Rating
163 VAN BUREN RD, CARIBOU, ME 04736(207) 498-3111(207) 496-2631 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 10, 2007. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 08, 2026.

About Cary Medical Center NPPES

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

CARY MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1780615492) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Caribou, Maine and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through February 27, 2027 and lists Kris A Doody, Cheif Executive Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1780615492
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameCITY OF CARIBOU
Location Address163 VAN BUREN RDCaribou, ME 04736-3567
Mailing Address163 Van Buren RdCaribou, ME 04736-3567 · (207) 498-3111 · Fax (207) 496-2631
Fax(207) 496-2631
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialKris A DoodyCheif Executive Officer · (207) 498-1181
Enumeration DateJuly 5, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateDecember 10, 2007
✔ NPI 1780615492 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in ME · 36719
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.
163 VAN BUREN RD, Caribou, ME 04736

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsCary Medical Center

Other Identifiers 3

Medicare UPINMM8406ME
Medicaid133400000ME
Medicare ID-Type Unspecified200031ME

Accepted Insurance

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment and the clinicians who bill Medicare through this organization, from CMS.

Medicare Enrollment Status

✔

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Cary Medical Center is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

110

Medicare enrollment records show 110 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Cary Medical Center, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 23 practice at this address and 31 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 19

Emergency Medicine29
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)19
Diagnostic Radiology10
Anesthesiology9
Nurse Practitioner8
Family Practice7
Physical Therapist in Private Practice7
Internal Medicine5
11 other specialties16

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 110
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1184712572
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Qualified Speech Language Pathologist
NPI 1063625713
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
Same address
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1457505646
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1320
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1801984299
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1447537964
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1568543437
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1235483769
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Anesthesiology
NPI 1255460499
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1320
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Internal Medicine
NPI 1639581127
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1922078773
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(386) 878-3090
✔ PECOSSame address
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1942557251
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
Same address
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1548410822
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1618
Same address
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1972349900
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
Same address
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1629160197
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1164
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1093729519
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 461-4945
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Physical Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1922640101
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1618
Same address
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1649898271
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOSSame address
Diagnostic Radiology
NPI 1891728655
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-3111
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1083256150
163 VAN BUREN RD
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1618
Same address
Occupational Therapist in Private Practice
NPI 1518371806
163 VAN BUREN RD STE 1
Caribou, ME 04736
(207) 498-1618
Same address
See all 110 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

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 20D0089961

Cary Medical Center · Caribou, ME
Active · expires Feb 27, 2027
CLIA Number20D0089961
Laboratory TypeHospital
Certificate Effective DateFebruary 28, 2025
Certificate Expiration DateFebruary 27, 2027
Laboratory DirectorDr. Richard R. Riemersma
Laboratory Phone(207) 941-8200
Laboratory LocationCary Medical Center163 Van Buren Road Suite 1, Caribou, ME 04736
CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address 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 Cary Medical Center (CMS certification number 200031), from CMS Care Compare.

Cary Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Caribou, ME
3/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipGovernment - Local
CMS Certification Number200031
Location163 Van Buren Rd, Suite 1Caribou, ME 04736 · Aroostook County · (207) 498-3111
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
4/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
3/5
Doctor communication
5/5
Staff responsiveness
4/5
Communication about medicines
4/5
Discharge information
4/5
Care transition
3/5
Cleanliness
3/5
Quietness
3/5
Overall hospital rating
3/5
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
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
11.5% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
17% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
20.1% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
19.3% No different than national

Infections 2

SSI - Colon Surgery
0 observed cases · 1.08 predicted · 41 patient days
0.000 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
6 observed cases · 3.836 predicted · 8,040 patient days
1.564 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
56 more days than average per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
46 days per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
332 No different than national
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
39 No different than national
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy
39 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 14

Emergency department volume
Low
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders
295 minutes
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
13.7%
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
97%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
147 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
350 minutes

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery
16%
Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding
155
Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure
Yes

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is City Of Caribou's NPI number?

The NPI number for City Of Caribou is 1780615492. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 5, 2006. The provider is doing business as Cary Medical Center.

Where is City Of Caribou located?

City Of Caribou is located at 163 Van Buren Rd, Caribou, ME 04736. The listed phone number is (207) 498-3111.

What is City Of Caribou's specialty?

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

Is City Of Caribou enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. City Of Caribou is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through City Of Caribou?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 110 clinicians in 19 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to City Of Caribou. A reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for the clinician's services. The largest specialties are Emergency Medicine (29), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) (19) and Diagnostic Radiology (10). Of these, 23 practice at this address and 31 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Does City Of Caribou hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?

Yes. A Certificate of Accreditation (number 20D0089961) is associated with this NPI, valid through February 27, 2027. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.

Is City Of Caribou a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Cary Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does City Of Caribou have?

CMS rates Cary Medical Center 3 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.

What insurance does City Of Caribou accept?

Health plans from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield list City Of Caribou as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for City Of Caribou was last updated on December 10, 2007. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 18 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.