KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1861488579
General Acute Care Hospital in Weslaco, TX

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

The NPI number for Knapp Medical Center is 1861488579. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on September 27, 2005.

Q: What is Knapp 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 Knapp Medical Center have?

CMS rates Knapp Medical Center 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.

Active since September 27, 2005

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1401 E 8TH ST, WESLACO, TX 78596(956) 968-8567(956) 969-1408 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: January 11, 2024. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Knapp Medical Center NPPES

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

KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1861488579) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Weslaco, Texas and active in the NPI registry since September 2005. The organization lists Lester Edward Surrock, Chief Financial Officer, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1861488579

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameKNAPP MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address1401 E 8TH STWeslaco, TX 78596-6640

Mailing Address1401 E 8th StWeslaco, TX 78596-6640 · (956) 968-8567 · Fax (956) 969-1408

Phone(956) 968-8567

Fax(956) 969-1408

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialLester Edward SurrockChief Financial Officer · (956) 323-9106

Enumeration DateSeptember 27, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateJanuary 11, 2024

NPPES CertifiedJanuary 11, 2024

✔ NPI 1861488579 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in TX · 000480

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.

Also ListedClinic/Center · Ambulatory SurgicalTaxonomy 261QA1903X

1401 E 8TH ST, Weslaco, TX 78596

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Other Identifiers 4

Other104307100TX · Valley Health Plans

OtherHH0538TX · Bc Bs Of Texas

Medicaid135035705TX

Medicaid135035706TX

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Knapp Medical Center (CMS certification number 450128), from CMS Care Compare.

Knapp Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Weslaco, TX

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private

CMS Certification Number450128

Location1401 East Eight StreetWeslaco, TX 78596 · Hidalgo County · (956) 968-8567

Emergency services Birthing friendly Meaningful use of EHRs

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

2/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

2/5

Doctor communication

4/5

Staff responsiveness

2/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

2/5

Care transition

1/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

2/5

Overall hospital rating

2/5

Recommend hospital

2/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.4% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.5% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

17.6% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.3% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

3 observed cases · 1.361 predicted · 1,430 patient days

2.204 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 3.047 predicted · 2,603 patient days

1.313 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

1 observed case · 1.474 predicted · 28,485 patient days

0.678 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 11.47 predicted · 25,857 patient days

0.349 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

101 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

106 days per 100 discharges

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

45 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

Medium

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

204 minutes

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

0.2%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

88%

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

188 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

261 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

399%

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.

ROBERTO SAIRI VELAZQUEZ MD

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