Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
A critical access hospital in Watford City, North Dakota, with an emergency department. CMS has not published an overall star rating for it. 64 clinicians list an affiliation with it in the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file.
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Facility details
- CMS Certification Number351302
- LocationWatford City, North Dakota
- TypeCritical Access Hospitals
- OwnershipVoluntary non-profit - Private
- Emergency servicesYes
- Affiliated clinicians64 in 24 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 Nurse Practitioner is the largest affiliated group
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, clinicians by primary specialty.
Clinicians affiliated with Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc
- Jodi Sherve, FNP-CFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 99
- Bruce Suckling, M.D.Pulmonary Disease PhysicianMIPS 98
- John Ludlow, MDUrology PhysicianMIPS 95
- Jimmy Thomas, MBBS, MPHNephrology PhysicianMIPS 91
- Aaron Albers, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery PodiatristMIPS 84
- Jerel Brandt, DOSurgery PhysicianMIPS 84
- Donna Verhasselt, PA-CPhysician AssistantMIPS 84
- James Wagner, MDSurgery PhysicianMIPS 83
- Jenna Sloan, MDObstetrics & Gynecology PhysicianMIPS 82
- Ralph Cepero, M.D.SpecialistMIPS 77
- Suneel Kumar, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianMIPS 75
- Lee Kiedrowski, MDFamily Medicine PhysicianMIPS 74
- Danielle Kiedrowski, CRNACertified Registered Nurse AnesthetistMIPS 74
- Cassie Rothe, FNP-CFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 43
- Anna Wolf, APRNFamily Nurse PractitionerMIPS 43
- Marisa Albertson, MDFamily Medicine Physician
- Alexis Barten, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist
- Robert Bates, M.D.Urology Physician
- Cimberly Berg-Hooker, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner
- Chad Bowen, PAPhysician Assistant
- Leah Brewster, FNP-CNurse Practitioner
- Vallie Christensen, DNP,APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Jessica Comeau, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Walter Coombe, MDOtolaryngology Physician
- Philomena Cunningham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner
- Luke Cutherell, M.D.Surgery Physician
- Andrea Dimichele-Manes, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
- Connie Ebach, NPNurse Practitioner
- Angela Ekblad, NP/RNRegistered Nurse
- Nicholas FinlinsonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Up to 30, those with a Medicare MIPS score first. Open a record for the full profile.
Other hospitals in North Dakota
- Fargo VA Medical CenterFargo, ND5 of 5
- Chi Mercy HealthValley City, ND5 of 5
- Chi St Alexius HealthBismarck, ND4 of 5
- Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND4 of 5
- Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND4 of 5
- West River Regional Medical CenterHettinger, ND4 of 5
- Jamestown Regional Medical CenterJamestown, ND4 of 5
- Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND3 of 5
What this data shows
The profile above reads Mckenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc 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 64 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)
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