TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1851332431
General Acute Care Hospital in Boston, MA

Q: What is Tufts Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Tufts Medical Center is 1851332431. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 8, 2006.

Q: What is Tufts Medical Center's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Tufts Medical Center have?

CMS rates Tufts 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.

Active since June 08, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

800 WASHINGTON ST, BOX 790, BOSTON, MA 02111(617) 479-8053 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 14, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

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About Tufts Medical Center NPPES

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

TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1851332431) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization lists Yin Fong Lam, Clinical Social Worker, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1851332431

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameTUFTS MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address800 WASHINGTON ST, BOX 790Boston, MA 02111-1552

Mailing Address800 Washington St, Box 790Boston, MA 02111-1552 · (617) 636-4661 · Fax (617) 636-5138

Phone(617) 479-8053

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialYin Fong LamClinical Social Worker · (617) 636-4661

Enumeration DateJune 8, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 14, 2020

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 14, 2020

✔ NPI 1851332431 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in MA · 1027339

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.

800 WASHINGTON ST, Boston, MA 02111

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Medical Equipment Supplier Medicare DMEPOS 5

Medicare supplier enrollment and the product categories Tufts Medicine Pharmacy LLC carries, from the Medicare DMEPOS supplier directory.

Tufts Medicine Pharmacy LLC

DMEPOS supplier · Boston, MA

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Accepts Medicare assignment

Tufts Medicine Pharmacy LLC agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered equipment and supplies. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PTAN (Medicare Supplier Number)20348105

Medicare Participant SinceAugust 4, 2022

Supplier Location800 Washington StBoston, MA 02111

Phone(978) 942-2220

Supplier Specialties

Pharmacy

Medicare Product Categories

Epoetin

Epoetin is a man-made version of human erythropoietin (EPO)

Immunosuppressive Drugs

Immunosuppressive drugs require dosage, frequency, and route of administration to prevent or treat the rejection of an organ transplant

Infusion Drugs

Oral Anticancer Drugs

FDA anticancer drugs

Oral Antiemetic Drugs

FDA antiemetic drugs

Product categories are from the Medicare DMEPOS supplier directory. Contact the supplier to confirm current availability of specific items.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Tufts Medical Center (CMS certification number 220116), from CMS Care Compare.

Tufts Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Boston, MA

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number220116

Location800 Washington StreetBoston, MA 02111 · Suffolk County · (617) 636-5000

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

4/5

Staff responsiveness

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

4/5

Care transition

4/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

4.1 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

11.5% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

2.1% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.6% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

13.5% Better than the national benchmark

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

26 observed cases · 22.212 predicted · 20,191 patient days

1.171 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

19 observed cases · 22.683 predicted · 14,649 patient days

0.838 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

5 observed cases · 4.67 predicted · 158 patient days

1.071 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

5 observed cases · 10.672 predicted · 109,628 patient days

0.469 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

49 observed cases · 64.198 predicted · 96,610 patient days

0.763 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

191 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

421 more days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

185 days per 100 discharges

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

725 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

332 No different than national

Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

332 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 15

Emergency department volume

High

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

34.1%

Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

90%

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

207 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

287 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

64%

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.

AARON DICKSTEIN M.D.

Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology)

800 WASHINGTON ST, BOX 233
BOSTON, MA 02111

Suffolk County (617) 636-5883

THOMAS E BIGELOW

Technician/Technologist (Optician)

800 WASHINGTON ST, BOX 450
BOSTON, MA 02111

Suffolk County (617) 636-5857

SARAH MERRIMAN PERSING M.D.

Plastic Surgery