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KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
NPI 1841361276
General Acute Care Hospital - Critical Access in Algona, IA

Active since November 09, 2006
1/5
Hospital Overall Rating
1515 S PHILLIPS ST, ALGONA, IA 50511(515) 295-2451(515) 295-4505 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 7, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: October 25, 2026.

Record update history: Jan 7, 2026, May 4, 2022, Dec 3, 2020 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2020).

About Kossuth Regional Health Center NPPES

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

KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (NPI 1841361276) is a healthcare organization registered as a critical access in Algona, Iowa and active in the NPI registry since November 2006. The organization lists Collete Mcconnell, Cfo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1841361276
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282NC0060X
Legal Business NameKOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
Location Address1515 S PHILLIPS STAlgona, IA 50511-3649
Mailing Address1515 S Phillips StAlgona, IA 50511-3649 · (515) 295-2451 · Fax (515) 295-4505
Phone(515) 295-2451
Fax(515) 295-4505
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialCollete McconnellCfo · (515) 295-4508
Enumeration DateNovember 9, 2006
Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 7, 20264 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedJanuary 7, 2026
✔ NPI 1841361276 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care Hospital · Critical AccessHospitals
Taxonomy Code282NC0060X
License✔ Licensed in IA · 550002H
1515 S PHILLIPS ST, Algona, IA 50511
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Other Identifiers 2

Other60143IA · Wellmark
Medicaid0601435IA

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from NH Healthy Families, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan, Ambetter Health and more.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)

Kossuth Regional Health Center is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

40

Medicare enrollment records show 40 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to Kossuth Regional Health Center, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 3 practice at this address and 10 within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 10

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)13
Family Practice8
General Surgery6
Nurse Practitioner4
Podiatry3
Emergency Medicine2
Internal Medicine1
Interventional Cardiology1
2 other specialties2

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 40
Thoo Tan, DO
Obstetrics/Gynecology
NPI 1104857127
1515 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-2451
✔ PECOSSame address
Alex Farrell, NP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1043611023
1515 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-2451
✔ PECOSSame address
Allison Rausch
Family Practice
NPI 1144808437
1515 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOSSame address
Jeffrey Doolittle, M.D.
Family Practice
NPI 1710095039
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Christian Grindberg, DO
Family Practice
NPI 1013358019
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-2451
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Alan Hjelle, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1013929793
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Michael Lampe, DO
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1902818594
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Brent Owen, MD
Family Practice
NPI 1063670735
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
John Schantzen, DO
Family Practice
NPI 1902219835
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-2451
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Rachel Venteicher, DO
Family Practice
NPI 1205947751
1519 S PHILLIPS ST
Algona, IA 50511
(515) 295-7714
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Misty Patterson, NP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1841961257
3201 1ST ST
Emmetsburg, IA 50536
(712) 852-5555
✔ PECOS24 mi
Keith Begeman, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1780142372
1200 1ST AVE E
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 264-8300
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare47 mi
Benjamin Armstrong, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
NPI 1174845564
1200 1ST AVE E
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 264-6165
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare47 mi
Benjamin Branigan, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1780206110
1823 HIGHWAY BLVD STE 5
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 262-6320
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare47 mi
Jeffre Helmink, M.D.
General Surgery
NPI 1629057104
1823 HIGHWAY BLVD SUITE 5
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 262-6320
✔ PECOS47 mi
Curtis Marker, DPM
Podiatry
NPI 1790426005
1010 4TH ST SW STE 310
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 423-3367
✔ PECOS51 mi
William Parker, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1356459903
1000 4TH ST SW SUITE ER
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 422-7234
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare51 mi
Vishram Jalukar, MD
Otolaryngology
NPI 1336133818
250 S CRESCENT DR
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 494-5380
✔ PECOS52 mi
Byron Beasley, MD
Internal Medicine
NPI 1053398180
250 S CRESCENT DR
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 494-5300
✔ PECOS52 mi
Samuel Congello, D.O.
Interventional Cardiology
NPI 1609869254
250 S CRESCENT DR
Mason City, IA 50401
(641) 494-5300
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare52 mi
See all 40 clinicians

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 Kossuth Regional Health Center (CMS certification number 161353), from CMS Care Compare.

Kossuth Regional Health Center

Critical Access Hospitals · Algona, IA
1/5 CMS Overall Rating
OwnershipGovernment - Local
CMS Certification Number161353
Location1515 South Phillips StreetAlgona, IA 50511 · Kossuth County · (515) 295-2451
Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023
4/5 summary rating
Nurse communication
4/5
Doctor communication
5/5
Staff responsiveness
4/5
Communication about medicines
5/5
Discharge information
3/5
Care transition
4/5
Cleanliness
5/5
Quietness
3/5
Overall hospital rating
4/5
Recommend hospital
5/5
Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 5

Death rate for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for COPD patients
Cases too small to report
Death rate for heart failure patients
17.2% No different than national
Death rate for pneumonia patients
21.2% No different than national
Death rate for stroke patients
17.8% No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 10

Hospital return days for heart attack patients
Cases too small to report
Hospital return days for heart failure patients
64 days per 100 discharges
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients
91 days per 100 discharges
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)
51 No different than national
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery
Cases too small to report
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate
Cases too small to report

Timely & Effective Care 10

Emergency department volume
Low
Admit Decision Time to ED Departure Time for Admitted Patients - non psychiatric/mental health disorders
10 minutes
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination
67%
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit A lower number of minutes is better
96 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
129 minutes
Left before being seen
0%

Maternal Health 3

Elective Delivery
16%
Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding
111
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 Kossuth Regional Health Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Kossuth Regional Health Center is 1841361276. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 9, 2006.

Where is Kossuth Regional Health Center located?

Kossuth Regional Health Center is located at 1515 S Phillips St, Algona, IA 50511. The listed phone number is (515) 295-2451.

What is Kossuth Regional Health Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is General Acute Care Hospital, specializing in Critical Access, with taxonomy code 282NC0060X.

Is Kossuth Regional Health Center enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Kossuth Regional Health Center is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through Kossuth Regional Health Center?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 40 clinicians in 10 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to Kossuth Regional Health Center. 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 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) (13), Family Practice (8) and General Surgery (6). Of these, 3 practice at this address and 10 within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is Kossuth Regional Health Center a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Kossuth Regional Health Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Critical Access Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Kossuth Regional Health Center have?

CMS rates Kossuth Regional Health 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.

What insurance does Kossuth Regional Health Center accept?

Health plans from Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware, Ambetter from NH Healthy Families, Ambetter from Sunflower Health Plan and Oscar Health and 2 other insurers list Kossuth Regional Health Center 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 Kossuth Regional Health Center was last updated on January 7, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 9 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.