National Health Corporation

Primary specialty

Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X

License

204 Issued in TN

Legal business name

NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION

Practice address

815 S Walnut Ave
Cookeville, TN 38501-5956

Phone

(931) 528-5516

NPI assigned

Jun 25, 2006

Last updated

Dec 31, 2014By the provider in NPPES

Organization subpart

No

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

Authorized official

Name

Robert Michael Ussery

Title

SVP

Phone

(615) 890-2020

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 4

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Enrollment records 1

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1174559462. Details of each certification follow.

• CCN 445110 Skilled nursing facility · Active · Details

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 445110

Legal name

NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION

Doing business as

NHC HEALTHCARE, COOKEVILLE

Certification status

Active

Provider type (POS)

Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification

Participating since

Jan 28, 1976

Last certification

Feb 12, 2025

Beds

104

Ownership / control type

Limited Liability Corporation

Multi-facility organization

NHC

Organization structure

CorporationProprietary

Incorporated

Oct 30, 1986 in TN

Enrollment address

815 South Walnut Avenue
Cookeville, TN 38501-5956

Nursing home name

NHC HEALTHCARE, COOKEVILLE

Affiliated entity

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 4

NPIs whose Medicare enrollments share a PECOS associate control ID (the same enrolled entity).

• National Health Corporation

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1306883749

  1759377807

  Same PAC ID
• National Health Corporation

  dba NHC HealthCare, Oak Ridge

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • NPI 1598703076

  1759377807

  Same PAC ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1699720029

  1759377807

  Same PAC ID
• National Health Corporation

  dba NHC HealthCare, Sumter

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Sumter, SC
  • NPI 1760407910

  1759377807

  Same PAC ID

Listed as

NHC Healthcare, CookevilleCCN 445110 · All quality measures

Overall star rating

5 of 5

Health inspections

4 of 5

Staffing

3 of 5

Quality measures

5 of 5

Type

Medicare and Medicaid

Ownership

For profit - Corporation

Certified

Jan 28, 1976

Medicare certification status

ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

Certified beds

104100.5 residents per day on average

Chain

National Healthcare Corporation69 facilities in the chain

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

Tax ID family

NHC Healthcare Oak Ridge12 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 11

Organizations that report the same tax identification number in the National Provider Directory.

• National Health Corporation

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1184764425
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Cookeville, TN
  • NPI 1265570790
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1306883749
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1336288299
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  dba NHC HealthCare, Oak Ridge

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • NPI 1598703076
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1699720029
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • NPI 1992845234
  NPD tax ID
• NHC

  • Rehabilitation Clinic/Center
  • Cookeville, TN
  • NPI 1922279926
  NPD tax ID
• NHC Healthcare Oak Ridge

  dba Oak Ridge Health Care Center Pharmacy

  • Long Term Care Pharmacy
  • Oak Ridge, TN
  • NPI 1679760060
  NPD tax ID
• Health Center of Orlando Inc

  dba The Health Center of Windermere

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Orlando, FL
  • NPI 1033119979
  NPD tax ID
• National Health Corporation

  dba NHC HealthCare, Sumter

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Sumter, SC
  • NPI 1760407910
  NPD tax ID

All disclosed owners & managing parties 13

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

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 18

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

• Nicholas James Dieringer, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1124003561

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Milan, TN
  • NPI 1124043914

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Springfield, TN
  • NPI 1255356143

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Athens, TN
  • NPI 1578588455

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Columbia, TN
  • NPI 1669498937

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1811912637

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1972528768

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1972529006

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op, L.P.

  • Home Health Agency
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1649295437

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Aiken, SC
  • NPI 1003846734

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Greenwood, SC
  • NPI 1386689529

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership
• NHC-Op LP

  • Home Health Agency
  • Crawfordville, FL
  • NPI 1417987140

  Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership

All facility ownership & control disclosures 91

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 126

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

• Adamsplace LLC

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1144245135

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest, Adp of the SNF

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Tullahoma, TN
  • NPI 1043979933

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Clinton, TN
  • NPI 1114753670

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Columbia, TN
  • NPI 1144556242

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Greeneville, TN
  • NPI 1164758397

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Lenoir City, TN
  • NPI 1184950743

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1255330320

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Morristown, TN
  • NPI 1326811100

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  dba Caris HealthCare, Lawrenceburg

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1396507372

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Bartlett, TN
  • NPI 1417923525

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1598768889

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1609879956

  5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

  CMS ownership

Facilities with the same owner 102

Facilities that share an organizational owner with 5% or greater ownership or operational control.

• Adamsplace LLC

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1144245135

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1255330320

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Bartlett, TN
  • NPI 1417923525

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1598768889

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1609879956

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1780687038

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1790788040

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Springfield, TN
  • NPI 1982656922

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Knoxville Center for Behavioral Medicine LLC

  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1710640776

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Knoxville Health Care Center, LP

  dba NHC HealthCare, Fort Sanders

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Knoxville, TN
  • NPI 1164467270

  National Healthcare Corporation, NHC-Op LP

  CMS ownership
• Lakeshore Estates, Inc.

  dba Lakeshore Meadows

  • Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility
  • Nashville, TN
  • NPI 1932114592

  Tennessee Healthcare Advisors, LLC

  CMS ownership
• National Health Corporation

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Lawrenceburg, TN
  • NPI 1306883749

  National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Trust, NHC-Op LP, Tennessee Healthcare Advisors, LLC

  CMS ownership

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles, and the practitioner matching its NPPES authorized official.

• Nicholas James Dieringer, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Murfreesboro, TN
  • NPI 1124003561
  NPD (past)

Affiliated clinicians 1

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

• Jane Anne Gotcher, M.D.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Cookeville, TN
  • NPI 1952301541

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1419984000000",
    "number": "1174559462",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "815 S WALNUT AVE",
            "city": "COOKEVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "385015956",
            "telephone_number": "931-528-5516"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "815 S WALNUT AVE",
            "city": "COOKEVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "385015956",
            "telephone_number": "931-528-5516"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-25",
        "last_updated": "2014-12-31",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "USSERY",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "ROBERT",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "MICHAEL",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "SVP",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "615-890-2020"
    },
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        {
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            "issuer": "BCBS",
            "identifier": "1000678",
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        {
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

• Myron B Stringer, DDS
• Cheryl L Nabors, M.D.
• Kayla Nash, PT, DPT
• Nashville Vamc
• Geetha Natarajan, RD LDN
• National Health Corporation
• National Vision Inc (America's Best Contacts & Eyeglasses)
• Hannah Neal, PHARMD
• Kimberlie R Neal, LPN
• Jennifer Lynn Neill, PHARM.D.

• Skilled Nursing Facility in Cookeville, TN
• Providers in Cookeville, TN by specialty
• Skilled Nursing Facility in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 31, 2014; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.