KANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER
NPI 1962722462
Military Hospital - Military General Acute Care Hospital in Kansas City, MO

Q: What is Kansas City VA Medical Center's NPI number?

The NPI number for Kansas City VA Medical Center is 1962722462. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 7, 2010.

Q: What is Kansas City VA Medical Center's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Military Hospital, specializing in Military General Acute Care Hospital, with taxonomy code 2865M2000X.

Q: What quality rating does Kansas City VA Medical Center have?

CMS rates Kansas City VA Medical Center 5 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 07, 2010

5/5

Hospital Overall Rating

4801 E LINWOOD BLVD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64128(816) 861-4700(816) 922-3307 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 7, 2010. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Kansas City Va Medical Center NPPES

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

KANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER (NPI 1962722462) is a healthcare organization registered as a military general acute care hospital in Kansas City, Missouri and active in the NPI registry since June 2010. The organization lists Paula D Gold, Cpe Supervisor/chaplain, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1962722462

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy2865M2000X

Legal Business NameKANSAS CITY VA MEDICAL CENTER

Location Address4801 E LINWOOD BLVDKansas City, MO 64128-2226

Mailing Address4801 E Linwood BlvdKansas City, MO 64128-2226 · (816) 861-4700 · Fax (816) 922-3307

Phone(816) 861-4700

Fax(816) 922-3307

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialPaula D GoldCpe Supervisor/chaplain · (816) 861-4700

Enumeration DateJune 7, 2010

✔ NPI 1962722462 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyMilitary Hospital · Military General Acute Care HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code2865M2000X

License✔ Licensed in MO · 2865M2000X

Definition

A Department of Defense (DoD) health care organization furnishing inpatient care 24 hours per day in fixed facilities, primarily for DoD beneficiaries. Entity is Defense Health Program (DHP) funded. A fixed facility is a non-temporary, non-deployed facility usually used for health care services. It includes mobile specialty units such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) units that may furnish services at the fixed facility. It includes those services and institutional costs usually included in a Diagnosis Related Group as well as pass-through items.

4801 E LINWOOD BLVD, Kansas City, MO 64128

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Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for Kansas City VA Medical Center (CMS certification number 26004F), from CMS Care Compare.

Kansas City VA Medical Center

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Kansas City, MO

5/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVeterans Health Administration

CMS Certification Number26004F

Location4801 Linwood Blvd.Kansas City, MO 64128 · Jackson County · (816) 861-4700

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

3/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

3/5

Doctor communication

3/5

Staff responsiveness

4/5

Communication about medicines

4/5

Discharge information

3/5

Care transition

4/5

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 17

Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients

2.9 No different than national

Death rate for heart attack patients

10.6% No different than national

Death rate for COPD patients

7.8% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

7.8% Better than the national benchmark

Death rate for pneumonia patients

11.5% Better than the national benchmark

Pressure ulcer rate

0.81 No different than national

Infections 2

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 2.258 predicted · 2,234 patient days

1.771 No different than national

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)

4 observed cases · 2.955 predicted · 2,777 patient days

1.354 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 9

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

103 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

566 fewer days than average per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

312 days per 100 discharges

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

103 No different than national

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

305 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

566 No different than national

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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.

RICHARD ANTHONY ANTUNES JR. PHARMD

Pharmacist