Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
An acute care hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina, with an emergency department. CMS has not published an overall star rating for it. 23 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number340156
- LocationCherokee, North Carolina
- TypeAcute Care Hospitals
- OwnershipGovernment - Federal
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians23 in 12 specialties
This page uses 5,432 CMS Hospital Care Compare records, with NPPES affiliation context where available. Every figure is traceable in the methodology.
Physician Assistant is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
- Sarah Ciccotto, M.D.Internal Medicine PhysicianMIPS 100
- Benjamin Guiney, M.D.Emergency Medicine PhysicianMIPS 100
- Frank Killian, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training ProgramMIPS 94
- Kelsey Two Bears, PAPhysician AssistantMIPS 86
- Robert Pope, PA-CSurgical Physician AssistantMIPS 72
- Blythe WinchesterFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 3
- Lisa Bernier, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- Abraham Bombeck, MDPsychiatry Physician
- Michelle CagleClinical Social Worker
- Edward DoylePhysician Assistant
- Jennifer Girskis, MS, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- Annemarie Hawes, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- June Hensley, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Stephanie Hornbuckle, MDSurgery Physician
- William Kelley, P.A.Physician Assistant
- Sunshine McWhinney, P.A.Physician Assistant
- Leslie Morgan, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant
- Katherine Morrow, RDRegistered Dietitian
- Daniel Reynolds, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
- Rebecca Ruf, PA-CPhysician Assistant
- Kylee SavagePhysician Assistant
- Kayla Sloan Parris, PAPhysician Assistant
- Quana Winstead, PA-CPhysician Assistant
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in North Carolina
- Pardee Hospital Henderson CountyHendersonville, NC5 of 5
- Adventhealth HendersonvilleHendersonville, NC5 of 5
- Duke University HospitalDurham, NC5 of 5
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte, NC5 of 5
- Unc HospitalsChapel Hill, NC5 of 5
- Rex HospitalRaleigh, NC5 of 5
- Fayetteville NC VA Medical CenterFayetteville, NC5 of 5
- Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem, NC5 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority entirely through federal records, so it is worth knowing what each figure can and cannot tell you. The CMS Hospital Overall Rating is not published for every facility 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 23 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.