SENTARA HOSPITALS
NPI 1811957681
General Acute Care Hospital in Norfolk, VA

Active since March 24, 2006
4/5
Hospital Overall Rating
830 KEMPSVILLE RD, NORFOLK, VA 23502(757) 466-6000 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: December 11, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Dec 11, 2025, Jan 3, 2020, Jan 17, 2017 (3 updates tracked since 2017).

About Sentara Hospitals NPPES

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

SENTARA HOSPITALS (NPI 1811957681), doing business as Sentara Leigh Hospital, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Norfolk, Virginia and active in the NPI registry since March 2006. The organization lists Melinda Summerlin Hancock, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1811957681
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282N00000X
Legal Business NameSENTARA HOSPITALS
Location Address830 KEMPSVILLE RDNorfolk, VA 23502-3920
Mailing Address1300 Sentara ParkVirginia Beach, VA 23464-5884
Organization SubpartYesParent: Sentara Healthcare
Authorized OfficialMelinda Summerlin HancockCfo · (757) 455-7458
Enumeration DateMarch 24, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateDecember 11, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedDecember 11, 2025
✔ NPI 1811957681 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282N00000X
License✔ Licensed in VA · H 1895
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.
830 KEMPSVILLE RD, Norfolk, VA 23502

Other Names 1

Doing Business AsSentara Leigh Hospital

Other Identifiers 7

Other250603VA · Healthkeepers
Other6560425VA · Aetna
Other332303VA · Mamsi
OtherLHVA · Shm Entity
Other49-0046-4VA · Chartered Medicaid
Medicaid49-0046-4VA
Other250603VA · Trigon

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)

Sentara Hospitals is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

8

Medicare enrollment records show 8 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Sentara Hospitals, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 1 practice at this address and 6 within 10 miles. They are listed nearest first.

Clinicians, nearest first (8)

Emergency Medicine
NPI 1487622502
830 KEMPSVILLE RD
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 466-2325
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts MedicareSame address
Chiropractic
NPI 1598725376
760 INDEPENDENCE BLVD BAWCOM CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
(757) 490-7911
✔ Accepts Medicare3.4 mi
Chiropractic
NPI 1659874634
6202 N MILITARY HWY STE D
Norfolk, VA 23518
(757) 855-1099
✔ Accepts Medicare3.7 mi
Chiropractic
NPI 1740209386
740 DUKE ST
Norfolk, VA 23510
(757) 625-4458
✔ Accepts Medicare5.7 mi
Chiropractic
NPI 1699961946
1809 COLONIAL MEDICAL CT SUITE 101
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 200-2000
✔ Accepts Medicare8.9 mi
Interventional Cardiology
NPI 1760451611
1101 FIRST COLONIAL RD STE 300
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 395-1760
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare8.9 mi
Chiropractic
NPI 1902346893
984B LASKIN RD
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 395-6900
✔ Accepts Medicare11 mi
Chiropractic
NPI 1164145306
2769 GODWIN BLVD
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 934-4653
✔ Accepts Medicare23 mi

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

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Sentara Leigh Hospital (CMS certification number 490046), from CMS Care Compare.

Sentara Leigh Hospital

Acute Care Hospitals · Norfolk, VA
4/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Other
CMS Certification Number490046
Location830 Kempsville RoadNorfolk, VA 23502 · Norfolk City County · (757) 261-6700
Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
3/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
4/5
Doctor communication
4/5
Staff responsiveness
2/5
Communication about medicines
3/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
3/5
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 18

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients
3.4 No different than national
Death rate for heart attack patients
13% No different than national
Death rate for COPD patients
9.1% No different than national
Death rate for heart failure patients
11% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
19.4% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
14.4% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)
2 observed cases · 9.608 predicted · 9,476 patient days
0.208 Better than the national benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)
4 observed cases · 11.606 predicted · 9,256 patient days
0.345 Better than the national benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery
2 observed cases · 5.522 predicted · 202 patient days
0.362 No different than national
MRSA Bacteremia
5 observed cases · 4.172 predicted · 82,491 patient days
1.198 No different than national
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
5 observed cases · 39.905 predicted · 74,353 patient days
0.125 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
191 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
959 more days than average per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
616 more days than average per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
973 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
Percentage of healthcare personnel who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations
0%
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia
2
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
87%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
179 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
351 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery
287%
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 Sentara Hospitals's NPI number?

The NPI number for Sentara Hospitals is 1811957681. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 24, 2006. The provider is doing business as Sentara Leigh Hospital.

Where is Sentara Hospitals located?

Sentara Hospitals is located at 830 Kempsville Rd, Norfolk, VA 23502. The listed phone number is (757) 466-6000.

What is Sentara Hospitals's specialty?

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

Is Sentara Hospitals enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Sentara Hospitals is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Sentara Hospitals?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 8 clinicians in 3 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Sentara Hospitals. 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 Chiropractic (6), Emergency Medicine (1) and Interventional Cardiology (1). Of these, 1 practice at this address and 6 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Sentara Hospitals a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Sentara Leigh Hospital is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals).

What quality rating does Sentara Hospitals have?

CMS rates Sentara Leigh Hospital 4 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 Sentara Hospitals accept?

Health plans from WellSense Health Plan list Sentara Hospitals 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 Sentara Hospitals was last updated on December 11, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 10 months 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.