Lakes Regional Healthcare
An acute care hospital in Spirit Lake, Iowa, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 2 of 5 overall. 34 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number160124
- LocationSpirit Lake, Iowa
- TypeAcute Care Hospitals
- OwnershipGovernment - Local
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians34 in 11 specialties
This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.
Family Medicine Physician is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Lakes Regional Healthcare
- Benjamin Armstrong, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Charles BarryStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Keith Begeman, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Timothy Blankers, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
- Zachary Borus, MDFamily Medicine Physician
- Benjamin Branigan, MDSurgery Physician
- Craig Cunningham, M.D.Family Medicine Physician
- Christine FrickeFamily Medicine Physician
- Averill Fuhs, DOFamily Medicine Physician
- Marsha Haar, FNP-CNurse Practitioner
- Jeffre Helmink, M.D.Surgery Physician
- Mara Hermiston, D.O.Family Medicine Physician
- Alicia Heuton, ARNPNurse Practitioner
- Jason Hough, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Chase Hurtig, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Kim Hurtig, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Michael Kalkhoff, MDFamily Medicine Physician
- Lindsey Keonin, ARNPWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner
- Jason Keonin, M.D.Surgery Physician
- William Knoer, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Austin Langel, DNP, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Andrew Mueting, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician
- Whitney NelsonFamily Medicine Physician
- Brett Olson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician
- Andrew Pick, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Natalie Potrament, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Jessica Reinking, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Jaren Ricker, M.D.Surgery Physician
- Nina Rohling, CRNAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- John Sherrill, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in Iowa
- Chi Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA5 of 5
- Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA5 of 5
- Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA5 of 5
- Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA5 of 5
- Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA5 of 5
- Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA5 of 5
- Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA5 of 5
- Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA4 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Lakes Regional Healthcare entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating shown here as 2 of 5 stars is a composite that blends mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, and timely and effective care measures into a single number, which means two hospitals with the same star count can differ sharply on the measures a particular patient cares about most, such as surgical complication rates or how a unit handles a specific condition. The ownership type, facility category, and emergency services flag describe the operating model rather than the quality of any single department, and the 34 affiliated clinicians listed are providers who report a Medicare billing relationship with this CCN, not a guarantee that a given doctor practices here today. For care decisions, treat these numbers as a starting map, then confirm specifics with the facility, your insurer, and your own physician. See CMS Care Compare for measure-level detail and the methodology behind the star rating at CMS, and verify any individual clinician through the CMS NPI Registry.
Data sources
- CMS Hospital General Information: identity, type, ownership, rating, emergency services, downloaded May 19, 2026 (data.cms.gov)
- CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File: clinician affiliations (data.cms.gov)
- CMS NPI Registry (NPPES): clinician identity (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS): clinician quality scores (data.cms.gov)
A directory of public government data, not medical advice or a recommendation. A CMS rating here does not imply one. Ask your own physician and contact the hospital directly.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.