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Organization Active NPI

Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas, Inc.

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Tenaha, TX
National Provider Identifier
1124296843
Registry record updated Mar 5, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)Taxonomy code 261QF0400X
Legal business name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC.
Practice address
157 Wall Street
Tenaha, TX 75974-5413
Phone
(936) 248-4673
Fax
(936) 248-4646
NPI assigned
Feb 15, 2008
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 5, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Authorized official

Name
Delfina Rico
Title
Coo/Credentialing
Phone
(936) 248-4673

Specialties & licenses 5

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Clinical Social WorkerGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 1041C0700X 39493 TX
General Practice Registered NurseGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 163WG0000X 221153 TX
Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 261QF0400X Primary
Family Nurse PractitionerGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 363LF0000X 541217 TX
Family Nurse PractitionerGroup: 193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP 363LF0000X 562803 TX

Addresses

Primary practice location

157 Wall Street
Tenaha, TX 75974-5413

Mailing address

PO Box 1584
Center, TX 75935-1584
Phone (936) 591-8380

Other practice location 1

12815 US Highway 84 E
Joaquin, TX 75954-2440
Phone (936) 220-1442

Other practice location 2

821 W Frank Ave
Lufkin, TX 75904-3310
Phone (903) 234-8695

Other practice location 3

1375 N Dickinson Dr
Rusk, TX 75785-1051
Phone (903) 683-0093

Other practice location 4

620 Tenaha St
Center, TX 75935-3404
Phone (936) 598-2716

Other practice location 5

600 E Hospital St
San Augustine, TX 75972-2123
Phone (936) 275-4420

Other practice location 6

304 Logansport St
Center, TX 75935-3521
Phone (936) 591-8380

Other practice location 7

820 W Panola St
Carthage, TX 75633-2336
Phone (903) 690-8395

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
190930101MedicaidTX
1356461032OtherTXNPI

Other names 2

  • HOPE Community Medicine Doing business as
  • Hope Project Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TX9 enrollments

Enrollment records 9

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20031220000019 TX Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 2567360167 Receives reassigned benefits from 22 practitioners
Practice locations: Center, TX; Joaquin, TX; Lufkin, TX; San Augustine, TX; Tenaha, TX; Carthage, TX
O20080407000005 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Tenaha, TX
O20161011002662 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Center, TX
O20180213000943 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: San Augustine, TX
O20200317000512 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Carthage, TX
O20210105002133 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Center, TX
O20250701004210 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Rusk, TX
O20251104003391 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Joaquin, TX
O20251212001775 TX Part A Provider - Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) 2567360167 Practice locations: Lufkin, TX

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 671883

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Doing business as
THE HOPE PROJECT, INC.
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
May 15, 2008
Last certification
May 15, 2008
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Jul 21, 2003 in TX
Enrollment address
157 Wall St
Tenaha, TX 75974-5413

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 741934

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Doing business as
THE HOPE PROJECT
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Oct 12, 2016
Last certification
Oct 12, 2016
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Jul 21, 2003 in TX
Enrollment address
620 Tenaha St
Center, TX 75935-3404

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 741984

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Feb 12, 2018
Last certification
Feb 12, 2018
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Enrollment address
600 E Hospital St
San Augustine, TX 75972-2123

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 451104

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Apr 1, 2020
Last certification
Apr 1, 2020
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Jul 21, 2003 in TX
Enrollment address
820 W Panola St
Carthage, TX 75633-2336

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 451137

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Dec 30, 2020
Last certification
Dec 30, 2020
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Incorporated
Jul 21, 2003 in TX
Enrollment address
304 Logansport St
Center, TX 75935-3521

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 971068

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Doing business as
HOPE COMMUNITY MEDICINE RUSK
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Jun 2, 2025
Last certification
Jun 2, 2025
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
GovernmentNon-profit
Enrollment address
1375 N Dickinson Dr
Rusk, TX 75785-1051

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 971084

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Doing business as
HOPE COMMUNITY MEDICINE JOAQUIN
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Sep 17, 2025
Last certification
Sep 17, 2025
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
GovernmentNon-profit
Enrollment address
12815 US Highway 84 E
Joaquin, TX 75954-2440

Federally qualified health center certification: CCN 971094

Legal name
HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF EAST TEXAS, INC
Doing business as
HOPE COMMUNITY MEDICINE LUFKIN
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Federally qualified health center
Participating since
Dec 10, 2025
Last certification
Dec 10, 2025
Ownership / control type
For profit – corporation
Organization structure
CorporationNon-profit
Enrollment address
821 W Frank Ave
Lufkin, TX 75904-3310

Laboratory certificates & supplier records

Derived by NPIMap

These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

CLIA numberLaboratoryCertificateExpires
45D2321092Hope Community Medicine-Rusk1375 N Dickinson Dr, Rusk, TX 75785Certificate of waiverMar 27, 2027
45D2332652Hope Community Medicine Lufkin821 W Frank Ave, Lufkin, TX 75904Certificate of waiverOct 21, 2027

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

735 Shelbyville St
Center, TX 75935
Phone (936) 598-4673

12815 US Highway 84 E
Joaquin, TX 75954
Phone (936) 220-1442

1375 N Dickinson Dr
Rusk, TX 75785
Phone (903) 683-0093

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 8

As disclosed on the Medicare enrollment (CMS All Owners files). Individuals include officers, directors and managing employees, who may not hold ownership.

NameRoleSinceShare
Joyce Permenter Individual Corporate DirectorBoard of Director Jan 1, 2016
Jason Locke Individual Corporate DirectorBoard of Director Nov 10, 2015
Michael H Belgard Individual Corporate OfficerChief Executive Officer Jul 28, 2016
Tracie L Cain Individual Corporate OfficerChief Operating Officer Oct 15, 2016
W-2 Managing EmployeeChief of Nursing Apr 30, 2014
Operational/Managerial ControlChief of Nursing Mar 11, 2014
Sharon Ratcliff Individual Corporate DirectorBoard of Director Jan 30, 2018
Charles Duke Individual Corporate DirectorBoard of Director May 30, 2017
Delfina Rico Individual Corporate OfficerCoo Mar 1, 2025 50%
W-2 Managing EmployeeCoo Mar 1, 2025 50%
Operational/Managerial ControlCoo Mar 1, 2025 50%
Corporate OfficerCoo Mar 1, 2025
W-2 Managing EmployeeCoo Mar 1, 2025
Richard Pinkston Individual Corporate DirectorCeo Mar 1, 2025 100%
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Mar 1, 2025
W-2 Managing EmployeeAd; Jan 1, 2022
Operational/Managerial Control Jan 1, 2022
W-2 Managing Employee Mar 1, 2025

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 26

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

View all 26

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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