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Organization Active NPI

Caris Healthcare

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Chattanooga, TN
National Provider Identifier
1255330320
Registry record updated Jul 24, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
License
609 Issued in TN
Legal business name
CARIS HEALTHCARE
Practice address
5959 Shallowford Rd Ste 515
Chattanooga, TN 37421-2236
Phone
(423) 698-1488
Fax
(423) 698-1400
NPI assigned
Jul 20, 2005
Last updated
Jul 24, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
Yes
Parent organization
CARIS HEALTHCAREAs reported in NPPES

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 24, 2025

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

Authorized official

Name
Paul Saylor
Title
President
Phone
(866) 694-4848

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X 609 TN Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

5959 Shallowford Rd Ste 515
Chattanooga, TN 37421-2236

Mailing address

10651 Coward Mill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37931-3006
Phone (866) 694-4848

Other identifiers 5

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
4140740OtherTNBCBS OF TENNESSEE
A3792300OtherTNAMERICHOICE
7167499OtherTNCIGNA
10066358OtherTNAMERIGROUP
0441590MedicaidTN

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in TN

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20051007000225 TN Part A Provider - Hospice 3577466531 1 other NPI on this enrollment
Practice locations: Athens, TN; Chattanooga, TN

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1255330320. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 441590

Legal name
CARIS HEALTHCARE
Doing business as
CARIS HEALTHCARE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
May 12, 2005
Last certification
May 4, 2022
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
PartnershipProprietary
Incorporated
Aug 7, 2003 in TN
Enrollment address
5959 Shallowford Rd
Ste 515
Chattanooga, TN 37421-2236

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 7

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

Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 1

NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Caris HealthcareCCN 441590 · All quality measures
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
May 12, 2005
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

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
44D1040014Caris Healthcare LP5959 Shallowford Road Suite 515, Chattanooga, TN 37421Certificate of waiverApr 26, 2027

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Caris Healthcare17 organizations share this tax ID, including this one
Part of
Caris Healthcare

Other organizations with this tax ID 16

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

View all 16

Member of 2

Organizations this organization is a member of, according to the National Provider Directory.

Locations

5959 Shallowford Rd
Ste 551
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone (423) 899-4044

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
David R Winters Individual Contracted Managing EmployeeMD; Jan 1, 2024
Jeffrey Ward Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAdm - Chattanooga Sep 18, 2023
National Health Corporation Organization, Murfreesboro, TN Corporation 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jun 11, 2021 6.9%
Paul W Saylor Individual Corporate OfficerPresident Feb 28, 2009
Amy Lackey Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAdministrator - Athens Sep 24, 2022
NHC-Op LP Organization, Murfreesboro, TN 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Aug 4, 2003 99%
General Partnership Interest Dec 26, 2024 99%
National Healthcare Corporation Organization, Murfreesboro, TN For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jun 11, 2021 98%
National Hospice Inc Organization, Murfreesboro, TN For-profit General Partnership Interest Aug 3, 2003 1%

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 23

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

  • National Health Corporation
    • Skilled Nursing Facility
    • Cookeville, TN
    • NPI 1174559462

    5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • National Health Corporation
    • Skilled Nursing Facility
    • Lawrenceburg, TN
    • NPI 1306883749

    5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • National Health Corporation

    dba NHC HealthCare, Oak Ridge

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

    5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • National Health Corporation
    • Skilled Nursing Facility
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    • NPI 1699720029

    5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Milan, TN
    • NPI 1124043914

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Springfield, TN
    • NPI 1255356143

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Athens, TN
    • NPI 1578588455

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Columbia, TN
    • NPI 1669498937

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Chattanooga, TN
    • NPI 1811912637

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Knoxville, TN
    • NPI 1972528768

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op LP
    • Home Health Agency
    • Murfreesboro, TN
    • NPI 1972529006

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
  • NHC-Op, L.P.
    • Home Health Agency
    • Johnson City, TN
    • NPI 1649295437

    5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest

    CMS ownership
View all 23

All facility ownership & control disclosures 3

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

FacilityTypeRoleSince
Caris Healthcare ColumbiaColumbia, SC, CCN 421584 Hospice 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2012
Caris HealthcareSaint Louis, MO, CCN 261655 Hospice 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Apr 1, 2014
Georgia Caris Healthcare LLCRinggold, GA, CCN 111777 Hospice 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest (100%) Jan 1, 2015

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 11

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

Facilities with the same owner 100

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

View all 100

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Affiliated clinicians 3

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1753315200000",
    "number": "1255330320",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "10651 COWARD MILL RD",
            "city": "KNOXVILLE",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "379313006",
            "telephone_number": "866-694-4848",
            "fax_number": "866-694-7878"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5959 SHALLOWFORD RD STE 515",
            "city": "CHATTANOOGA",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "374212236",
            "telephone_number": "423-698-1488",
            "fax_number": "423-698-1400"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "organizational_subpart": "YES",
        "parent_organization_legal_business_name": "CARIS HEALTHCARE",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-07-20",
        "last_updated": "2025-07-24",
        "certification_date": "2025-07-24",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "SAYLOR",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "PAUL",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "866-694-4848"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "state": "TN",
            "license": "609",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "BCBS OF TENNESSEE",
            "identifier": "4140740",
            "state": "TN"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "AMERICHOICE",
            "identifier": "A3792300",
            "state": "TN"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "CIGNA",
            "identifier": "7167499",
            "state": "TN"
        },
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "AMERIGROUP",
            "identifier": "10066358",
            "state": "TN"
        },
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "0441590",
            "state": "TN"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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