CHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1821495524
Military Hospital in Asheville, NC

Q: What is Charles George VA Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Charles George VA Medical Center is 1821495524. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 24, 2014.

Q: What is Charles George VA Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Military Hospital with taxonomy code 286500000X.

Q: What quality rating does Charles George VA Medical Center have?

CMS rates Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center 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 November 24, 2014

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1100 TUNNEL RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28805(828) 298-7911 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: October 26, 2015. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Charles George Va Medical Center NPPES

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

CHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1821495524) is a healthcare organization registered as a military hospital in Asheville, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since November 2014. The organization lists Craig C Powell, Chief Of Surgery, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1821495524

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy286500000X

Legal Business NameCHARLES GEORGE VA MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1100 TUNNEL RDAsheville, NC 28805-2576

Mailing Address1100 Tunnel RdAsheville, NC 28805-2576 · (828) 298-7911

Phone(828) 298-7911

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialCraig C PowellChief Of Surgery · (828) 298-7911

Enumeration DateNovember 24, 2014

Last NPPES UpdateOctober 26, 2015

✔ NPI 1821495524 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyMilitary HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code286500000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · 5007330

Definition

A health care facility operated by the Department of Defense.

Also ListedGeneral Acute Care HospitalTaxonomy 282N00000X · License 5007330 (NC)

1100 TUNNEL RD, Asheville, NC 28805

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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center (CMS certification number 34036F), from CMS Care Compare.

Asheville-Oteen VA Medical Center

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Asheville, NC

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVeterans Health Administration

CMS Certification Number34036F

Location1100 Tunnel RoadAsheville, NC 28805 · Buncombe County · (828) 298-7911

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

5/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

5/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

5/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

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

Complications & Deaths 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

3.5 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.9% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

9.7% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

8.6% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for pneumonia patients

10.7% Better than the national benchmark

Pressure ulcer rate

0.78 No different than national

Infections 1

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.874 predicted · 1,857 patient days

0.534 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

164 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

508 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

533 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

164 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

192 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

508 No different than national

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.

SPENCER STULTZ LCSW

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