Organization Active NPI

Astera Health

Doing business as Tri- County Health Care

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Wadena, MN
National Provider Identifier
1477545333
Registry record updated Jun 3, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Critical Access HospitalTaxonomy code 282NC0060X
License
328194 Issued in MN
Legal business name
ASTERA HEALTH
Doing business as
Tri- County Health Care
Practice address
421 11TH St NW
Wadena, MN 56482-1044
Phone
(218) 631-3510
Fax
(218) 631-7511
NPI assigned
Aug 17, 2005
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jun 3, 2026

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

Authorized official

Name
Kim Aagard
Title
Ceo
Phone
(218) 631-5211

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Critical Access Hospital 282NC0060X 328194 MN Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

421 11TH St NW
Wadena, MN 56482-1044

Mailing address

415 Jefferson St N
Wadena, MN 56482-1264
Phone (218) 631-3510

Other identifiers 3

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
754347600MedicaidMN
85280TROtherMNBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MN
1901HTROtherMNBLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD MN

Other names 1

  • Tri- County Health Care Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MN2 enrollments

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20040202001082 MN Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 2961395272 Receives reassigned benefits from 197 practitioners
8 other NPIs on this enrollment
This NPI is an additional NPI on the enrollment
Practice locations: Bertha, MN; Wadena, MN; Verndale, MN; Henning, MN; Baxter, MN
O20060504000722 MN Part A Provider - Critical Access Hospital 2961395272 Receives reassigned benefits from 205 practitioners
1 other NPI on this enrollment
Practice locations: Wadena, MN; Henning, MN

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1477545333. Details of each certification follow.

Hospital certification: CCN 241354

Legal name
ASTERA HEALTH
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospital – Critical access hospital
Participating since
Aug 1, 2004
Last certification
Jul 28, 2004
Beds
49 (25 certified)
Ownership / control type
Other
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Jan 1, 1923 in MN
Enrollment address
421 11TH St NW
Wadena, MN 56482-1044
Other Hospital Practice Location

Facilities connected through Provider of Services related, parent or unit certification numbers.

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 7

NPIs whose Medicare enrollments share a PECOS associate control ID (the same enrolled entity).

Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 7

NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.

Care Compare: Hospital

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Astera HealthCCN 241354 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
3 of 5
Type
Critical Access Hospitals
Ownership
Voluntary non-profit - Other
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Emergency services
Yes

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

13495 Elder Dr
Ste 140
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone (218) 454-1754

7073 Forthun Rd
Baxter, MN 56425
Phone (218) 454-4545

17 5th St SW
Wadena, MN 56482
Phone (218) 631-7475

421 11th St NW
Wadena, MN 56482
Phone (218) 631-3510

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 14

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Ryan Anderson Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2017
Rachel Karen Redig Individual Corporate Director May 1, 2021
Bobbi D Adams Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2014
Matthew Vanbruggen Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2014
Jolene Johannes Individual Contracted Managing Employee Mar 1, 1997
Corporate DirectorBoard Member Mar 1, 1997
Kimberly a Aagard Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeCfo Jan 1, 2013
David Quincer Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2014
Shaneen D Schmidt Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2017
Steve E Davis Individual Corporate Director Jan 1, 2021
Terry Davis Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2017
Joel Beiswenger Individual Corporate DirectorCeo May 4, 2006
W-2 Managing Employee Jun 29, 1998
David Fjeldheim Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2014
Paul Drange Individual Corporate Director Jan 1, 2018
Jackie Och Individual Corporate Director Jun 1, 2022

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 5

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

All facility ownership & control disclosures 3

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Astera Health Sebeka ClinicSebeka, MN, CCN 243986 Rural health clinic Operational/Managerial Control May 31, 1994
Astera Health Henning ClinicHenning, MN, CCN 243988 Rural health clinic Operational/Managerial Control May 31, 1994
Astera Health Ottertail ClinicOttertail, MN, CCN 243452 Rural health clinic Operational/Managerial Control Jun 18, 2009

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 3

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 234

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

View all 234

Affiliated clinicians 104

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

View all 104

NPI Registry JSON

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

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            "identifier": "85280TR",
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        },
        {
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            "identifier": "1901HTR",
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        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
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    ]
}

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