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Watauga Medical Center Inc

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Linville, NC
National Provider Identifier
1245162957
Registry record updated Jun 1, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Rural Health Clinic/CenterTaxonomy code 261QR1300X
Legal business name
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC
Practice address
436 Hospital Drive
Suite 230
Linville, NC 28646
Phone
(828) 737-7711
Fax
(828) 737-7713
NPI assigned
May 29, 2026
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 1, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Emily Edwards, RN
Title
Director Medical Staff Relations
Phone
(828) 262-4133

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Rural Health Clinic/Center 261QR1300X NU Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

436 Hospital Drive
Suite 230
Linville, NC 28646

Mailing address

PO Box 2600
Boone, NC 28607-2600
Phone (828) 262-4133

Other names 1

  • UNC Health Appalachian Other name

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Watauga Medical Ctr Inc20 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

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NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "created_epoch": "1780012800000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1780272000000",
    "number": "1245162957",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 2600",
            "city": "BOONE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "286072600",
            "telephone_number": "828-262-4133",
            "fax_number": "828-262-4103"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "436 HOSPITAL DRIVE",
            "address_2": "SUITE 230",
            "city": "LINVILLE",
            "state": "NC",
            "postal_code": "28646",
            "telephone_number": "828-737-7711",
            "fax_number": "828-737-7713"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2026-05-29",
        "last_updated": "2026-06-01",
        "certification_date": "2026-06-01",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "EDWARDS",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "EMILY",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "DIRECTOR MEDICAL STAFF RELATIONS",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "828-262-4133",
        "authorized_official_credential": "RN"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "261QR1300X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Clinic/Center, Rural Health",
            "state": "NU",
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "organization_name": "UNC Health Appalachian",
            "code": "5",
            "type": "Other Name"
        }
    ]
}

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  • National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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