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About Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC

Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC is a healthcare organization in Watertown, SD, registered under rural acute care hospital. NPI 1720166002 identifies this record in the national registry.

Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.

Practice Size

TypeHospital or health system
Providers registered at this building98

Counted from individual NPI records registered at the same street address; a shared building can inflate this.

Providers in This Building & Nearby

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Showing 12 of 98. The full list is in the Related Providers tab.

Specialty

Credentials & Licensing

NPINational Provider Identifier
1720166002Issued 2006

As reported to the NPI registry ↗

About this hospital

TypeAcute Care Hospitals
OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
Emergency servicesYes
CMS certification number430005
CMS overall rating★★★☆☆ 3 of 5

Source: CMS Care Compare, Hospital General Information, checked 2026-09-12.

Most common inpatient stays (Medicare)

560 Medicare discharges across 23 diagnosis groups (2024). Groups with fewer than 11 discharges are not published by CMS.

Diagnosis groupDRGDischargesAvg. Medicare payment
Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis Without Mv >96 Hours With Mcc 871 78 $14,189
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure 189 47 $8,675
Heart Failure and Shock With Mcc 291 42 $9,351
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy With Mcc 193 37 $9,488
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement Or Reattachment of Lower Extremity Without Mcc 470 29 $13,497
Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes Without Mcc 641 28 $5,194
Hip Replacement With Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture Without Mcc 522 26 $15,141
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections Without Mcc 690 25 $5,049
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage With Cc 378 25 $6,938
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint With Cc 481 21 $15,052

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. Shows what the hospital admits Medicare patients for and what Medicare paid on average — not quality of care.

Common questions

What does Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC specialize in?

Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC is a rural acute care hospital in Watertown, SD. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.

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Where is Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC located?

Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC is listed at 401 9Th Ave Nw, Watertown, SD 57201. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.

NPI registry

What is Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC's phone number?

The number on file is (605) 882-7000. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.

NPI registry

What is Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC's NPI number?

Prairie Lakes Health Care System INC's National Provider Identifier is 1720166002. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.

NPI registry

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