HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1881688976
General Acute Care Hospital in Harlingen, TX

Q: What is Harlingen Medical Center Limited Partnership's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Harlingen Medical Center Limited Partnership have?

CMS rates Harlingen 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 06, 2005CLIA 45D1000349 · Accreditation

4/5

Hospital Overall Rating

5501 S EXPRESSWAY 77, HARLINGEN, TX 78550(956) 365-1000(956) 365-1881 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 22, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 09, 2026.

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About Harlingen Medical Center NPPES

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

HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1881688976) is a healthcare organization registered as a general acute care hospital in Harlingen, Texas and active in the NPI registry since September 2005. The organization holds an CLIA Accreditation certificate valid through November 14, 2026 and lists Christopher Doan, Managing Associate General Counsel, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1881688976

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy282N00000X

Legal Business NameHARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Location Address5501 S EXPRESSWAY 77Harlingen, TX 78550-3213

Mailing Address5501 S Expressway 77Harlingen, TX 78550-3213 · (956) 365-1000 · Fax (956) 365-1881

Phone(956) 365-1000

Fax(956) 365-1881

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialChristopher DoanManaging Associate General Counsel · (310) 259-4706

Enumeration DateSeptember 6, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateMay 22, 2023

NPPES CertifiedMay 22, 2023

✔ NPI 1881688976 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 · 007880

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

5501 S EXPRESSWAY 77, Harlingen, TX 78550

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsHarlingen Medical Center

Other Identifiers 3

OtherHH1016TX · Blue Cross

Medicaid154504801TX

Medicaid154504802TX

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 ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Accreditation 45D1000349

Harlingen Medical Center LP · Harlingen, TX

Active · expires Nov 14, 2026

CLIA Number45D1000349

Laboratory TypeHospital

Certificate Effective DateNovember 15, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateNovember 14, 2026

Laboratory DirectorMark Dolz

Laboratory Phone(956) 365-1000

Laboratory LocationHarlingen Medical Center LP5501 South Expressway 77, Harlingen, TX 78550

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

This is a certificate that is issued to a laboratory on the basis of the laboratory's accreditation by an accreditation organization approved by CMS.

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Harlingen Medical Center (CMS certification number 450855), from CMS Care Compare.

Harlingen Medical Center

Acute Care Hospitals · Harlingen, TX

4/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number450855

Location5501 South Expressway 77Harlingen, TX 78550 · Cameron County · (956) 365-1000

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

3/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

2/5

Cleanliness

4/5

Quietness

4/5

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 19

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.9 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

12.1% No different than national

Death rate for CABG surgery patients

3.8% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

10.4% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

9.9% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

15.6% No different than national

Infections 5

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

6 observed cases · 3.439 predicted · 4,973 patient days

1.745 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

6 observed cases · 4.207 predicted · 6,053 patient days

1.426 No different than national

SSI - Colon Surgery

4 observed cases · 1.76 predicted · 61 patient days

2.273 No different than national

MRSA Bacteremia

0 observed cases · 1.163 predicted · 28,406 patient days

0.000 No different than national

Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)

3 observed cases · 10.417 predicted · 28,406 patient days

0.288 Better than the national benchmark

Unplanned Hospital Visits 14

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

51 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

141 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

182 days per 100 discharges

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

Cases too small to report

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 16

Emergency department volume

Medium

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

256 minutes

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

Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination

93%

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

197 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

314 minutes

Maternal Health 2

Elective Delivery

127%

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.

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