WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION
NPI 1881614071
General Acute Care Hospital in North Wilkesboro, NC

Q: What is Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation is 1881614071. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 20, 2006. The provider is doing business as Wilkes Regional Medical Center.

Q: What is Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation have?

CMS rates Wilkes Regional Medical Center 2 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 July 20, 2006

2/5

Hospital Overall Rating

1370 WEST D STREET, NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659(336) 651-8510(336) 651-8465 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: September 25, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 16, 2021, Nov 12, 2020, Aug 9, 2019 (3 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation NPPES

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

WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION (NPI 1881614071), doing business as Wilkes Regional Medical Center, is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since July 2006. The organization lists Chad Brown, President, Wilkes Medical Center, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1881614071

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameWRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION

Location Address1370 WEST D STREETNorth Wilkesboro, NC 28659-0609

Mailing Address1370 W D StNorth Wilkesboro, NC 28659-3506 · (336) 651-8100 · Fax (336) 651-8465

Phone(336) 651-8510

Fax(336) 651-8465

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialChad BrownPresident, Wilkes Medical Center · (336) 716-8021

Enumeration DateJuly 20, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateSeptember 25, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedSeptember 25, 2025

✔ NPI 1881614071 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyGeneral Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code282N00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · H0153

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.

1370 WEST D STREET, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsWilkes Regional Medical Center

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid3400064NC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee and more.Insurance ›

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Wilkes Regional Medical Center (CMS certification number 340064), from CMS Care Compare.

Wilkes Regional Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · North Wilkesboro, NC

2/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipGovernment - Local

CMS Certification Number340064

Location1370 West D StNorth Wilkesboro, NC 28659 · Wilkes County · (336) 651-8100

Emergency services 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

3/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

3/5

Cleanliness

3/5

Quietness

3/5

Overall hospital rating

3/5

Recommend hospital

3/5

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

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

9.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.8% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

16.4% No different than national

Death rate for stroke patients

13.2% No different than national

Infections 4

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

2 observed cases · 1.362 predicted · 2,226 patient days

1.468 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

1 observed case · 1.488 predicted · 2,775 patient days

0.672 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

2 observed cases · 1.201 predicted · 21,818 patient days

1.665 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

4 observed cases · 7.023 predicted · 21,284 patient days

0.570 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 13

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

101 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

75 days per 100 discharges

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

307 No different than national

Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy

50 No different than national

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

50 No different than national

Timely & Effective Care 17

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

23.7%

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

83%

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

172 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

140 minutes

Left before being seen

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

27%

Maternal Morbidity Structural Measure

Yes

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 7

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION

Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

1370 WEST D STREET
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8100

WILKES PHYSICIAN NETWORK, INC.,

Surgery

1370 WEST D STREET
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8100

SCOTT LEWIS KORN DO

Emergency Medicine

1370 WEST D STREET, WILKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ED
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8102

JENNIFER ANN WALKER MD

Emergency Medicine

1370 WEST D STREET, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES/WILKES REGIONAL
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 716-2255

WILKES PHYSICIAN NETWORK, INC.

Hospitalist

1370 WEST D STREET
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8100

WRMC HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION

Case Management

1370 WEST D STREET
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8060

JAMES E. WESTBROOK P.A.

Physician Assistant

1370 WEST D STREET, EMERGENCY DEPT.
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659

Wilkes County (336) 651-8100

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 Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation's NPI number?

The NPI number for Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation is 1881614071. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on July 20, 2006. The provider is doing business as Wilkes Regional Medical Center.

Where is Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation located?

Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation is located at 1370 West D Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659. The listed phone number is (336) 651-8510.

What is Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation's specialty?

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

Is Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation a Medicare-certified hospital?

Yes. Wilkes Regional Medical Center is a Medicare-certified hospital (Acute Care Hospitals). The hospital provides emergency services.

What quality rating does Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation have?

CMS rates Wilkes Regional Medical Center 2 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 Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation accept?

Health plans from Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee, AmeriHealth Caritas Next and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC and 3 other insurers list Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation 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 Wrmc Hospital Operating Corporation was last updated on September 25, 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.