NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kossuth Regional Health Center

A critical access hospital in Algona, Iowa, with an emergency department. CMS rates it 1 of 5 overall. 21 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.

CMS Hospital General Information, downloaded May 19, 2026; CMS Doctors and Clinicians file · method · Hospital data on CMS.gov →

CMS overall star rating 1 of 5 Much below average

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Facility details

  • CMS Certification Number161353
  • LocationAlgona, Iowa
  • TypeCritical Access Hospitals
  • OwnershipGovernment - Local
  • Emergency servicesYes
  • Affiliated clinicians21 in 10 specialties

This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.

Clinicians affiliated with Kossuth Regional Health Center

  1. Christian Grindberg, DOFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  2. Alan Hjelle, MDFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  3. Michael Lampe, DOFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  4. Travis LarsonMedical Physician AssistantMIPS 98
  5. Brent Owen, MDFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  6. John Schantzen, DOFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  7. Rachel Venteicher, DOFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 98
  8. Mark Hartman, DPMPodiatristMIPS 96
  9. Ricardo Young, MDSurgery PhysicianMIPS 92
  10. Alexxis Cary, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  11. Jeffrey Doolittle, M.D.Family Medicine Physician
  12. Kimberly Etherington, PAMedical Physician Assistant
  13. Alex Farrell, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
  14. Mia Hegarty Roach, PHDClinical Psychologist
  15. Peter Jorgenson, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  16. Curtis Marker, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist
  17. Jacob Miller, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  18. Misty Patterson, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
  19. Allison RauschFamily Medicine Physician
  20. Thoo Tan, DOObstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  21. Jennifer Vonbank, PAMedical Physician Assistant

Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.

Other hospitals in Iowa

  1. Chi Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA5 of 5
  2. Iowa City VA Medical CenterIowa City, IA5 of 5
  3. Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital And ClinicsWest Union, IA5 of 5
  4. Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA5 of 5
  5. Clarke County HospitalOsceola, IA5 of 5
  6. Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA5 of 5
  7. Cass County Memorial HospitalAtlantic, IA5 of 5
  8. Trinity MuscatineMuscatine, IA4 of 5

What this data shows

The profile above reads Kossuth Regional Health Center 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 1 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 21 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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 19, 2026.