Reading Hospital

General Acute Care Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania — the CMS registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies.

Practice Details

Address
420 S 5th Ave
West Reading, PA 19611
Geocoded location: 40.3305, -75.9483
Taxonomy
Surgery
NPPES Enumeration
Listed with NPPES since 2019
Registered Contact
ROBERT EHINGER, SR VP FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
NPPES Record Updated
November 2021

Specialty taxonomies on file (2)

  • Bariatric Surgery
    Surgery
  • General Acute Care Hospital
    Primary

All specialty taxonomies this NPI reports in the CMS National Provider registry. A taxonomy on file reflects a self-reported designation, not confirmation of current services.

About This Practice

Reading Hospital is enumerated with NPPES as a General Acute Care Hospital; the CMS registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies. The registry does not break out which specialties are staffed at this location — call ahead to confirm obesity-medicine or GLP-1 services are actively offered here.

This practice address has 180 individual clinicians enumerated with NPPES under the same location.

Locally, this is 1 of 43 Surgery practices in West Reading carrying this exact taxonomy in our directory.

GLP-1 access in West Reading, Pennsylvania

Adult obesity rate
33.4%
#20 of 50 states (CDC BRFSS)
Avg. compounded semaglutide
$209/mo
Typical Pennsylvania telehealth cash price
Medicaid GLP-1 coverage
Diabetes + obesity (with prior auth)
Pennsylvania Medicaid, obesity indication

About 33.4% of Pennsylvania adults have obesity (BMI 30+), ranking the state #20 of 50 (CDC BRFSS). Our directory currently lists 13 GLP-1-relevant clinics in West Reading. If a cash-pay route makes more sense, compounded semaglutide through Pennsylvania telehealth averages about $209/mo — well below brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The CMS National Provider registry lists Reading Hospital's specialty taxonomy but not the specific medications it prescribes or its current service menu. Reading Hospital is listed under General Acute Care Hospital, a field where GLP-1 medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic) or tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) are commonly prescribed — but whether this practice currently offers them isn't recorded in the registry. Call the practice at 484-628-8000 to confirm before booking.
According to its CMS National Provider registry (NPPES) record, Reading Hospital's primary specialty on file is General Acute Care Hospital, and the registry also lists obesity medicine among its taxonomies. The registry records the taxonomy on file, not the individual clinicians staffed at this location.
Reading Hospital is located at 420 S 5th Ave, West Reading, PA 19611. The phone number listed in the registry is 484-628-8000. Its full record is public in the CMS National Provider registry under NPI 1467007112.
New-patient status isn't recorded in the CMS National Provider registry, so we can't confirm whether Reading Hospital is currently accepting new patients. Call the practice at 484-628-8000 to confirm availability, cash-pay pricing, and whether the services you need are offered — this listing reflects the NPPES taxonomy on file and is not an endorsement.