CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1790722346
General Acute Care Hospital in Carlsbad, NM

Q: What is Carlsbad Medical Center LLC's NPI number?

The NPI number for Carlsbad Medical Center LLC is 1790722346. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 1, 2006. The provider is doing business as Carlsbad Medical Center.

Q: What is Carlsbad Medical Center LLC's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Carlsbad Medical Center LLC have?

CMS rates Carlsbad Medical Center 1 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 June 01, 2006

1/5

Hospital Overall Rating

2430 W PIERCE ST, CARLSBAD, NM 88220(505) 887-4100(505) 887-4256 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 29, 2021. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 29, 2021, Aug 29, 2017 (2 updates tracked since 2017).

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About Carlsbad Medical Center NPPES

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

CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1790722346) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Carlsbad, New Mexico and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Paula M Lalor, Director/delegated Official, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1790722346

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameCARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER LLC

Location Address2430 W PIERCE STCarlsbad, NM 88220-3553

Mailing AddressPo Box 847505Dallas, TX 75284-7505 · (505) 887-4100 · Fax (505) 887-4256

Phone(505) 887-4100

Fax(505) 887-4256

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula M LalorDirector/delegated Official · (629) 215-3953

Enumeration DateJune 1, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateMarch 29, 20212 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMarch 29, 2021

✔ NPI 1790722346 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NM · 6744

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.

2430 W PIERCE ST, Carlsbad, NM 88220

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsCarlsbad Medical Center

Other Identifiers 2

MedicaidB3186NM

MedicaidC0154NM

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan, Ambetter of Oklahoma.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Carlsbad Medical Center (CMS certification number 320063), from CMS Care Compare.

Carlsbad Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Carlsbad, NM

1/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other

CMS Certification Number320063

Location2430 West Pierce StreetCarlsbad, NM 88220 · Eddy County · (575) 887-4562

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

2/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

3/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

1/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

1/5

Recommend hospital

1/5

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

Complications & Deaths 17

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

22.4% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

Cases too small to report

Pressure ulcer rate

0.39 No different than national

Infections 2

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.259 predicted · 1,346 patient days

0.794 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 3.727 predicted · 7,695 patient days

1.073 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 12

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

50 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

63 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

134 days per 100 discharges

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

350 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 14

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

176 minutes

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

86.4%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

28%

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

190 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

412 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

43%

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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