Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center is a non-profit critical access hospital in Murphy, North Carolina, providing both inpatient and outpatient care with key clinical specialties that include emergency medicine, general surgery, primary care, and orthopedics. As a community-focused critical access hospital serving Cherokee County and surrounding rural areas, it offers patients access to essential clinical services, coordinated outpatient programs, diagnostic imaging, and referral pathways to higher-level centers for specialized care.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Erlanger Murphy Medical Center includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 3990 E Us Highway 64 Alt, Murphy, NC 28906- |
| County | Cherokee |
| CBSA | 99934 |
| Rural / Urban | R |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 341328 |
| Facility Type | Critical Access Hospital |
| Ownership | Non-Profit |
| Fiscal Year | Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 |
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Erlanger Murphy 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 | $16M |
| Total Assets | $22M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $7.9M |
| Total Liabilities | $10M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | $12M |
| Current Ratio | 2.05 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.85 |
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Erlanger Murphy 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 | $2.4M |
| Bad Debt Expense | $4.3M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $3.8M |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $3.8M |
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282NC0060X [PRIMARY] | Critical Access Hospital |
| 133NN1002X | Nutrition Education Nutritionist |
Erlanger Murphy Medical Center NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Erlanger Murphy 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 Erlanger Murphy Medical Center includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1801831102 |
| Doing Business As | Erlanger Murphy Medical Center |
| Mailing Address | 3990 E Us Highway 64 Alt, Murphy, NC 28906-6843 |
| Phone | (828) 835-7502 |
| Authorized Official | MIKE SHAVER, DIRECTOR OF REIMBURSEMENT |
| Authorized Official Phone | (423) 778-4712 |
| NPI Registered Since | Jun 19, 2006 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Erlanger Murphy Medical Center's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1356712202 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MURPHY | NC |
| 1073216370 | ERLANGER HEALTH | PIKEVILLE | TN |
| 1639264575 | CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | CHATTANOOGA | TN |
| 1235363656 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER | MURPHY | NC |
| 1881065803 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MURPHY | NC |
| 1477256303 | ERLANGER HEALTH | CHATTANOOGA | TN |
| 1770678617 | CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | PIKEVILLE | TN |
| 1417961251 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MURPHY | NC |
| 1154751931 | CHATTANOOGA HAMILTON COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY | CHATTANOOGA | TN |
| 1861194086 | ERLANGER HEALTH | CHATTANOOGA | TN |
| 1982882064 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MURPHY | NC |
| 1255341509 | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | JOHNSON CITY | TN |
| 1871295709 | ERLANGER HEALTH | RINGGOLD | GA |
| 1801689583 | ERLANGER HEALTH | CHATTANOOGA | TN |
| 1790156644 | MURPHY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. | MURPHY | NC |
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| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 1371 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center | 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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