| Organization Name: | WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. |
| NPI Number: | 1316013733 |
| Entity Type Code: | Organizational (2) |
| Authorized Official Name: | MARY ETTA LONG (SR VP MEDICAL STAFF SERVICES) |
| Mailing Address: | 336 Deerfield Rd Boone |
| State: | NC US |
| Postal Code: | 286075008 |
| Phone Number: | 8282624100 |
| Fax Number: | 8282624157 |
| NPI Enumeration Date: | 11/28/2006 |
| NPI Last Update Date: | 08/28/2013 |
| Replacement NPI: | 0 |
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Taxonomy Information: | |
| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: | 207P00000X |
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| Healthcare Provider Taxonomy: (Secondary) | Y |
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| Taxonomy Type: | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Taxonomy Classification: | Emergency Medicine |
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| Taxonomy Definition: | An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury. |