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NORTH ALABAMA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
NPI 1942693973
Long Term Care Hospital in Huntsville, AL

Active since March 16, 2015
107 GOVERNORS DR SW, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801(256) 817-9350 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 11, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: November 01, 2026.

About North Alabama Specialty Hospital NPPES

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

NORTH ALABAMA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (NPI 1942693973) is a healthcare organization registered as a long term care hospital in Huntsville, Alabama and active in the NPI registry since March 2015. The organization lists Wade Lester, President, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1942693973
Entity TypeOrganization
Primary Taxonomy282E00000X
Legal Business NameNORTH ALABAMA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL
Location Address107 GOVERNORS DR SWHuntsville, AL 35801-4326
Mailing Address1000 Chinaberry Dr Ste 200Bossier City, LA 71111-2443 · (318) 684-6050 · Fax (318) 684-6051
Phone(256) 817-9350
Organization SubpartNo
Authorized OfficialWade LesterPresident · (318) 684-6050
Enumeration DateMarch 16, 2015
Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 11, 2026
NPPES CertifiedFebruary 11, 2026
✔ NPI 1942693973 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyLong Term Care HospitalHospitals
Taxonomy Code282E00000X
Definition
Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) furnish extended medical and rehabilitative care to individuals who are clinically complex and have multiple acute or chronic conditions.
107 GOVERNORS DR SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
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Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include UnitedHealthcare.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)

North Alabama Specialty Hospital is registered in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS).

Clinicians Billing Medicare Through This Organization

23

Medicare enrollment records show 23 clinicians reassign Medicare billing to North Alabama Specialty Hospital, which bills Medicare for the services they deliver. Of these, 16 practice within 10 miles. Listed here are the 20 practicing nearest to this location.

Clinicians by Medicare Specialty 7

Nurse Practitioner11
Emergency Medicine4
General Surgery4
Critical Care (Intensivists)1
Infectious Disease1
Orthopedic Surgery1
Pulmonary Disease1

Nearest to this location (20)

See all 23
Katherine Tortoris, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1568051233
201 SIVLEY RD SW STE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Tara Dorsey, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1669910816
201 SIVLEY RD SW STE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Jessica Helsley, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1467943282
201 SIVLEY RD SW STE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Stephan Moran, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1417922683
201 SIVLEY RD SW SUITE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS0.1 mi
Rony Najjar, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1508831181
201 SIVLEY RD SW STE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Jeffrey Walker, MD
General Surgery
NPI 1386808970
201 SIVLEY RD SW SUITE 400
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-2895
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.1 mi
Christie Jones, M.D.
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1063601318
101 SIVLEY RD
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Amorette Miller, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1528054079
101 SIVLEY RD SW EM DEPT
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-9905
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Valarie Porter, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1578952495
101 SIVLEY RD SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-1000
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Nyla Squyres, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1386639029
101 SIVLEY RD SW EM DEPT
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-9905
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Michael Miller
Orthopedic Surgery
NPI 1114986239
927 FRANKLIN ST SE
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 539-2728
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.2 mi
Ali Hassoun, MD
Infectious Disease
NPI 1063404978
420 LOWELL DR SE SUITE 301
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-7955
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Claudia Butler, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1801549472
420 LOWELL DR SE STE 204
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 536-9031
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.3 mi
Tarun Kukkadapu, MBBS
Critical Care (Intensivists)
NPI 1003256900
1104 MONROE ST SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 265-5864
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare0.6 mi
Anna Brown, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1952718363
4013 DEVON ST SE
Huntsville, AL 35802
(256) 337-5718
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare1.4 mi
Leslee Block, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1104526219
4205 BALMORAL DR SW STE 200
Huntsville, AL 35801
(256) 382-7767
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare1.8 mi
Philippe Tranqui, M.D.
General Surgery
NPI 1831118041
707 W MARKET ST STE C
Athens, AL 35611
(256) 216-6500
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare23 mi
John Grimes, CRNP
Nurse Practitioner
NPI 1174956908
7938 AL HWY 69 SUITE 100
Guntersville, AL 35976
(256) 571-8445
✔ PECOS26 mi
Russell Day, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease
NPI 1700170792
619 19TH ST S
Birmingham, AL 35249
(205) 934-4011
✔ PECOS84 mi
William Fialkowski, MD
Emergency Medicine
NPI 1619962347
1806 SIXTH AVE S
Birmingham, AL 35249
(205) 975-7389
✔ PECOS✔ Accepts Medicare85 mi
See all 23 clinicians

Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Long-Term Care Hospital Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, ventilator care and patient outcomes for North Alabama Specialty Hospital (CMS certification number 012014), from CMS Care Compare.

North Alabama Specialty Hospital

Long-term care hospital · Athens, AL
OwnershipFor profit
CMS Certification Number012014
CMS RegionRegion 4
Medicare-Certified SinceMay 1, 2016
Total Beds31
Location700 West Market Street, 2nd FloorAthens, AL 35611 · Limestone County
Phone(337) 269-9566

Quality Measures

Medications reviewed, with follow-up when issues were found
Drug Regimen Review · 215 patient stays
95.8%
Medication list sent to the next provider at discharge
Transfer of Health Information to the Provider · 171 patient stays
100%
Patients who meet or exceed the overall function expected at discharge
Discharge Function Score · 149 patient stays
44.3%
Patients who experienced one or more falls with major injury during their stay
215 patient stays · Lower rates are better for this measure.
0%
Patients with pressure ulcers or injuries that are new or worsened
Risk-adjusted rate · 186 patient stays · observed rate 2.7% · Lower rates are better for this measure.
2.7%
Healthcare workers given the influenza vaccine
72 healthcare workers
43.1%
Healthcare workers up to date on COVID-19 vaccination
75 healthcare workers
53.3%
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
7 observed infections · 3.889 predicted · 2,832 urinary catheter days
1.800
standardized infection ratio
No Different than the National Benchmark
Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI)
0 observed infections · 1.603 predicted · 1,645 central line days
0.000
standardized infection ratio
No Different than the National Benchmark
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections
0 observed infections · 1.236 predicted · 2,266 patient days
0.000
standardized infection ratio
No Different than the National Benchmark
Measures are reported under the CMS Long-Term Care Hospital Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (October 2021 to December 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Ventilator Care

Care for patients on invasive mechanical ventilation, a core service of long-term care hospitals
Change in mobility among patients on a ventilator
Risk-adjusted average change in mobility score from admission to discharge · 66 patient stays · observed change 9.7
6.4
mobility score change
Assessed for readiness for a breathing trial by day 2 of the stay
Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 46 patient stays
82.6%
Ready for a breathing trial and received one by day 2
Spontaneous Breathing Trial compliance · 25 patient stays
100%
Patients weaned from the ventilator
Ventilator Liberation Rate · risk-adjusted · 46 patient stays · observed rate 58.7%
66.8%
The mobility change score compares patient mobility at admission and discharge; higher changes reflect greater improvement.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to home or the community
42 of 195 patient stays · observed rate 21.54%
23.36%
risk-standardized rate
Better than the National Rate
Potentially preventable readmissions within 30 days after discharge
41 readmissions of 197 patient stays · observed rate 20.81% · Lower rates are better for this measure.
20.39%
risk-standardized rate
No Different than the National Rate
Medicare spending per episode of care
1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 155 episodes
0.95
spending ratio
Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient condition mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

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 North Alabama Specialty Hospital's NPI number?

The NPI number for North Alabama Specialty Hospital is 1942693973. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 16, 2015.

Where is North Alabama Specialty Hospital located?

North Alabama Specialty Hospital is located at 107 Governors Dr SW, Huntsville, AL 35801. The listed phone number is (256) 817-9350.

What is North Alabama Specialty Hospital's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Long Term Care Hospital with taxonomy code 282E00000X.

Is North Alabama Specialty Hospital enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. North Alabama Specialty Hospital is registered in the Medicare PECOS enrollment system.

How many clinicians bill Medicare through North Alabama Specialty Hospital?

According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), 23 clinicians in 7 Medicare specialties reassign their Medicare billing to North Alabama Specialty Hospital. 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 Nurse Practitioner (11), Emergency Medicine (4) and General Surgery (4). Of these, 16 practice within 10 miles. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.

Is North Alabama Specialty Hospital a Medicare-certified long-term care hospital?

Yes. North Alabama Specialty Hospital is a Medicare-certified long-term care hospital (CMS certification number 012014) with 31 beds, certified since May 1, 2016.

What insurance does North Alabama Specialty Hospital accept?

Health plans from UnitedHealthcare list North Alabama Specialty Hospital 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 North Alabama Specialty Hospital was last updated on February 11, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 8 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.