CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION – NPI #1356433049
General Acute Care Hospital

An acute general hospital is an institution whose primary function is to provide inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic services for a variety of medical conditions, both surgical and non-surgical, to a wide population group. The hospital treats patients in an acute phase of illness or injury, characterized by a single episode or a fairly short duration, from which the patient returns to his or her normal or previous level of activity.

CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION is a general acute care hospital located in DES MOINES, IA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1356433049 to CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION on September 29, 2006. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. The NPI data also shows multiple names associated with this provider such as Iowa Lutheran Hospital and 2 other listed below. With multiple taxonomy codes selected, the primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 282N00000X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as General Acute Care Hospital.

The NPI profile was last updated on Dec 17, 2025. Use the NPI data found here to bill health insurance companies, identify providers enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid services or other HIPAA compliant transactions. See the complete NPI profile for CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION below.

NPI Profile for
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION

NPI Number
1356433049
Enumeration Date

(more than 19 years ago)
Entity Type
Type-2  Organization
Organization health care providers may have a single employee or thousands of employees. An example is an incorporated individual who is an organization's only employee.
Legal Name
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION
Other name(s)
All associated names:
Doing Business As (dba)
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Doing Business As (dba)
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
Doing Business As (dba)
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Primary location
700 E UNIVERSITY AVE
DES MOINES, IA 50316-2302
Phone: (515) 263-5612 Fax:
Mailing address
PO BOX 843151
KANSAS CITY, MO 64184-3151
Phone: (515) 263-5612 Fax:
Organization Subpart
No
Authorized Official
PATRICIA ALLEN
CFO
Phone: (515) 241-6507
Updated
Certification Date
Dec 17, 2025

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Identifiers

Identifiers for CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Identifiers are used to associate other provider identifiers such as Medicaid or other insurers (ie:, Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Kaiser-Permanente, etc.), with their NPI number. These identifiers can be used in matching an NPI number to an insurer's records. However, not all providers have such numbers and not all providers choose to include them in their NPI information.

See identifiers
DescriptionIssuerStateIdentifier
otherBLUE CROSSIA60024
otherJOHN DEEREIAA50316A5
medicaidIA0600247
medicaidSD5525152
medicaidSD0125152
medicaidWI80502200
Taxonomy Code(s)

A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.

Taxonomy Classification / Specialization State License
282N00000X
- General Acute Care Hospital (Primary)
IA 770078H
341600000X
- Ambulance

The taxonomy codes are selected by the provider at the time of NPI registration. Selection of a taxonomy code does not replace any credentialing or validation process that the provider requesting the code should complete.