Erie County Medical Center Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Erie County Medical Center is a government-owned short-term acute care hospital in Buffalo, New York that provides inpatient and outpatient care across specialties including trauma and emergency medicine, neurosurgery, cardiology, and behavioral health. As a major regional referral and teaching hospital serving the Buffalo and Western New York community, it offers patients access to comprehensive clinical services, specialized care programs, and the operational resources of a large public medical center.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Erie County Medical Center includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 462 Grider St, Buffalo, NY 14215 |
| County | Erie |
| CBSA | 15380 |
| Rural / Urban | U |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 330219 |
| Facility Type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | Government |
| Fiscal Year | Jan 2023 – Dec 2023 |
Erie County Medical Center Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Erie County Medical Center’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 | $200M |
| Total Assets | $840M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $390M |
| Total Liabilities | $1.1B |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | ($280M) |
| Current Ratio | 0.52 |
| Debt-to-Equity | -4.05 |
Erie County Medical Center Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Erie County Medical Center’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 | $5.5M |
| Bad Debt Expense | $13M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $11M |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $110M |
Erie County Medical Center Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282N00000X [PRIMARY] | General Acute Care Hospital |
| 261QE0700X | End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center |
| 273R00000X | Psychiatric Hospital Unit |
| 273Y00000X | Rehabilitation Hospital Unit |
| 324500000X | Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Facility |
| 276400000X | Substance Use Disorder Rehabilitation Hospital Unit |
Erie County Medical Center NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Erie County Medical Center, 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 Erie County Medical Center includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1437197985 |
| Mailing Address | 462 Grider St Fl 3, Buffalo, NY 14215-3098 |
| Phone | (716) 898-3000 |
| Authorized Official | JONATHAN SWIATKOWSKI, CFO |
| Authorized Official Phone | (716) 898-6291 |
| NPI Registered Since | Jun 04, 2006 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Erie County Medical Center's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972860575 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1801674106 | MINDFUL CONNECTIONS PSYCHIATRY PLLC | WILLIAMSVILLE | NY |
| 1528233616 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1508898305 | UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO SURGEONS INC | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1093959322 | GENERAL PHYSICIAN, PC | DUNKIRK | NY |
| 1306052113 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1215143029 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1497961205 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1790118917 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1063419513 | ENDOSCOPY CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK LLC | WILLIAMSVILLE | NY |
| 1962618405 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1285840090 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| 1689880494 | ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION | BUFFALO | NY |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 736 | 28 |
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 |
|---|---|
| No other names on record | — |
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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