Buchanan County Health Center Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Buchanan County Health Center is a government-owned critical access hospital in Independence, Iowa that provides both inpatient and outpatient care across emergency medicine, general surgery, primary care, and orthopedics. Serving the Independence area and surrounding rural communities as a community critical access hospital, it offers access to clinical services, outpatient clinics, diagnostic imaging, and coordinated care resources to support local patients.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Buchanan County Health Center includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 1600 First Street East, Independence, IA 50644- |
| County | Buchanan |
| CBSA | 99916 |
| Rural / Urban | R |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 161335 |
| Facility Type | Critical Access Hospital |
| Ownership | Government |
| Fiscal Year | Jul 2023 – Jun 2024 |
Buchanan County Health Center Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Buchanan County Health 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 | $34M |
| Total Assets | $90M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $7.6M |
| Total Liabilities | $40M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | $50M |
| Current Ratio | 4.5 |
| Debt-to-Equity | 0.79 |
Buchanan County Health Center Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Buchanan County Health 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 | $170K |
| Bad Debt Expense | $1.6M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $940K |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $940K |
Buchanan County Health Center Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282NC0060X [PRIMARY] | Critical Access Hospital |
Buchanan County Health Center NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Buchanan County Health 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 Buchanan County Health Center includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1265595144 |
| Doing Business As | Buchanan County Health Center |
| Mailing Address | 1600 1st St E, Independence, IA 50644-3155 |
| Phone | (319) 332-0999 |
| Authorized Official | WADE WEIS, CEO |
| Authorized Official Phone | (319) 332-0999 |
| NPI Registered Since | Dec 19, 2006 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Buchanan County Health Center's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1386679793 | GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL | GUTTENBERG | IA |
| 1518417518 | PEOPLE'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | INDEPENDENCE | IA |
| 1487710497 | PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | INDEPENDENCE | IA |
| 1336281245 | PEOPLE'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | INDEPENDENCE | IA |
| 1134262041 | PEOPLE'S MEMORIAL HOSPITA | INDEPENDENCE | IA |
| 1710231147 | GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL | GUTTENBERG | IA |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 106 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Buchanan County Health 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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