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Organization Active NPI

Care Alternatives of Missouri, LLC

Doing business as Ascend Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Lee's Summit, MO
National Provider Identifier
1285696013
Registry record updated Aug 12, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
License
10394 Issued in MO
Legal business name
CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLC
Doing business as
Ascend Hospice
Practice address
783 NE Anderson Lane
Lees Summit, MO 64064
Phone
(816) 584-8111
Fax
(816) 584-8110
NPI assigned
Apr 5, 2006
Last updated
Aug 12, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 12, 2025

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

Authorized official

Name
Victoria Santos
Title
Revenue Cycle Director
Phone
(908) 931-9068

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X 10394 MO Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

783 NE Anderson Lane
Lees Summit, MO 64064

Mailing address

65 Jackson Dr
Suite 103
Cranford, NJ 07016-3516
Phone (908) 931-9068

Other names 1

  • Ascend Hospice Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in MO2 enrollments

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20030714000002 MO Part A Provider - Hospice 1759292642 Practice locations: Lees Summit, MO
O20211223000451 MO Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 1759292642 Receives reassigned benefits from 6 practitioners
Practice locations: Lees Summit, MO

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1285696013. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 261600

Legal name
CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLC
Doing business as
ASCEND HOSPICE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Jul 1, 2004
Last certification
Jan 9, 2020
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
LLCProprietary
Incorporated
Jan 30, 2004 in MO
Enrollment address
783 NE Anderson LN
Lees Summit, MO 64064-1247

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 1

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

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Ascend HospiceCCN 261600 · All quality measures
Ownership
Other
Certified
Jul 1, 2004
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
26D1025928Care Alternatives of Missouri, LLC783 NE Anderson Lane, Lees Summit, MO 64064Certificate of waiverMay 20, 2028

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Ascend Hospice2 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 1

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

Locations

4550 W 109th St
Ste 210
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone (913) 287-5678

5750 W 95th St
Ste 125
Overland Park, KS 66207
Phone (913) 287-5678

Ownership & related parties

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.

NameRoleSinceShare
Care Solutions, LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 18, 2012 100%
Christopher B Geha Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Aug 1, 2017 100%
David Baruch Individual Corporate OfficerCeo Jan 1, 2023
W-2 Managing EmployeeCeo Jan 1, 2023
Operational/Managerial ControlAdministrator Jan 1, 2023
Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC Organization, Cranford, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 18, 2012 100%
Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2022 28.09%
Robin Spagnoli Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeDirector of Billing Nov 21, 2023 100%
Operational/Managerial ControlDirector of Billing Nov 21, 2023 100%
Daniel E Straus Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Dec 31, 2016 34.6%
HRP Capital, Inc Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2022 100%
North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2022 71.9%
Moshael Straus Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Nov 14, 2003 6.3%
Health Resource Partner LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2022 100%
Joseph D Mark Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Dec 31, 2016 7.5%
Victoria Santos Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeRevenue Cycle Supervisor Sep 18, 2024 100%
Operational/Managerial ControlRevenue Cycle Supervisor Sep 18, 2024 100%

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

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

Facilities with the same owner 9

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

  • Care Alternatives of California, LLC

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • San Bernardino, CA
    • NPI 1437267309

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Massachusetts, LLC

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Worcester, MA
    • NPI 1053379388

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Missouri, LLC

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Overland Park, KS
    • NPI 1609915164

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Northern VA LLC
    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Woodbridge, VA
    • NPI 1568050698

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Pennsylvania, LLC

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • North Wales, PA
    • NPI 1710949557

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Puerto Rico LLC

    dba Grace Health of Puerto Rico

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • San Juan, PR
    • NPI 1932667086

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives of Virginia LLC

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Glen Allen, VA
    • NPI 1366620486

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • Care Alternatives, Inc.

    dba Ascend Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Cranford, NJ
    • NPI 1861454886

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership
  • North River Hospice LLC

    dba Autumn Hospice

    • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
    • Norwell, MA
    • NPI 1194367086

    Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC, Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC, Care Solutions, LLC, Health Resource Partner LLC, HRP Capital, Inc, North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc

    CMS ownership

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 15

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.

View all 15

Affiliated clinicians 7

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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        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "SANTOS",
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    },
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}

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