Merit Health Central Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Merit Health Central is a for-profit, short-term acute care hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, providing inpatient and outpatient care across general medicine, emergency services, surgical services, obstetrics and gynecology, and behavioral health. As a community hospital serving Jackson and surrounding central Mississippi, it offers patients access to comprehensive clinical services, specialized care programs, and the operational resources needed for acute and ambulatory care delivery.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Merit Health Central includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 1850 Chadwick Drive, Jackson, MS 39204 |
| County | Hinds |
| CBSA | 27140 |
| Rural / Urban | U |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 250072 |
| Facility Type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | For-Profit |
| Fiscal Year | Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 |
Merit Health Central Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Merit Health Central’s financial performance provides insight into the hospital’s financial stability, operating efficiency, cost pressures, and capacity to sustain patient care and invest in future growth. These metrics help finance, revenue cycle, and managed care teams evaluate performance, identify financial trends, and better understand the hospital’s overall financial position.
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| Account | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | $24M |
| Total Assets | $56M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $-2.3M |
| Total Liabilities | $2.9M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | $53M |
| Current Ratio | -10.5 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.05 |
Merit Health Central Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Merit Health Central’s Medicare, Medicaid, payer mix, and community benefit data provide insight into reimbursement exposure, patient coverage trends, uncompensated care, and reliance on government and commercial payers. These metrics help assess payer composition, reimbursement dynamics, financial risk, and the hospital’s overall revenue profile.
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| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Charity Care Cost | $10M |
| Bad Debt Expense | $30M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $14M |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $14M |
Merit Health Central Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282N00000X [PRIMARY] | General Acute Care Hospital |
Merit Health Central NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Merit Health Central, including connected healthcare organizations, individual practitioners, specialties, and provider network relationships. A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit ID assigned by CMS to healthcare providers. Type 1 NPIs identify individual practitioners, while Type 2 NPIs identify organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and group practices.
Registration Details
NPI registration data for Merit Health Central includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1033163092 |
| Doing Business As | Merit Health Central |
| Mailing Address | 1850 Chadwick Dr, Jackson, MS 39204-3404 |
| Phone | (601) 376-1000 |
| Authorized Official | PAULA LALOR, DIRECTOR/DELEGATED OFFICIAL |
| Authorized Official Phone | (629) 215-3953 |
| NPI Registered Since | May 22, 2006 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Merit Health Central's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1821864174 | CENTERWELL SENIOR PRIMARY CARE MS PC | JACKSON | MS |
| 1821004532 | JACKSON HMA INC | JACKSON | MS |
| 1730550914 | JACKSON HMA LLC | JACKSON | MS |
| 1912945775 | JACKSON HMA LLC | JACKSON | MS |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
Also Known As
Alternate names registered for this facility's NPI in the NPPES registry — trade names (doing business as), former legal names, and other names.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Merit Health Central | Doing Business As |
Frequently Asked Questions
References
- 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
- 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
- 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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