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Banner Elk Operations, LLC

Doing business as Life Care Center of Banner Elk

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Banner Elk, NC
National Provider Identifier
1295101673
Registry record updated Jul 10, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X
Legal business name
BANNER ELK OPERATIONS, LLC
Doing business as
Life Care Center of Banner Elk
Practice address
185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604-9758
Phone
(828) 898-5136
Fax
(828) 898-8426
NPI assigned
Aug 19, 2015
Last updated
Jul 10, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 10, 2026

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

Authorized official

Name
Cindy S Cross
Title
Assistant Secretary
Phone
(423) 473-5867

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604-9758

Mailing address

3001 Keith St NW
Cleveland, TN 37312-3713
Phone (423) 473-5751

Other names 1

  • Life Care Center of Banner Elk Doing business as

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
CONNECT URL https://esmd.abilitynetwork.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service Other Ability Network

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20151026001304 NC Part A Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility 6204145667 Practice locations: Banner Elk, NC

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1295101673. Details of each certification follow.

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 345203

Legal name
BANNER ELK OPERATIONS LLC
Doing business as
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BANNER ELK
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification
Participating since
Oct 1, 1981
Last certification
Aug 21, 2024
Beds
118
Ownership / control type
Corporation
Multi-facility organization
Life Care Centers of America Inc.
Organization structure
LLCProprietary
Enrollment address
185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604-9758
Nursing home name
LIFE CARE CENTER OF BANNER ELK
Affiliated entity
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA

Care Compare: Nursing home

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Life Care Center of Banner ElkCCN 345203 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
4 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5
Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified
Oct 1, 1981
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Certified beds
11865.7 residents per day on average
Chain
Life Care Centers of America194 facilities in the chain

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Banner Elk Operations LLC2 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

185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone (828) 898-5136

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 16

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

NameRoleSinceShare
Forrest L Preston Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership InterestMember Aug 24, 2015 99%
Adp of the SNF Aug 31, 2000
Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 24, 2015 1%
Terry Henry Individual Corporate OfficerAssistant Treasurer of MGMT Co Sep 30, 2015
Todd Fletcher Individual Operational/Managerial Control Dec 13, 2024
Developers Investment Company Inc Organization, Cleveland, TN Corporation, For-profit Operational/Managerial Control Aug 24, 2015
Direct Ownership Interest Aug 24, 2015 1%
Aubrey Preston Individual Operational/Managerial Control Dec 13, 2024
Joseph David Barker Individual Operational/Managerial Control Sep 1, 2022
Adp of the SNF Mar 10, 2025
Brandy L. Laws Individual Operational/Managerial Control Jan 20, 2025
Managing Control - Governing BodyDirector of Nursing Jan 20, 2025
Lynn Kilpatrick Individual Operational/Managerial Control Dec 18, 2013
Managing Control - Governing BodyAdministrator Dec 18, 2013
Adp of the SNF Mar 10, 2025
Joan E Thurmond Individual Corporate OfficerAsst Secretary of MGMT Co Sep 30, 2015
Cindy S Cross Individual Corporate OfficerVP/Asst Secretary of MGMT Co Sep 30, 2015
Richard Swanker Individual Corporate OfficerChief Tax Officer of MGMT Co Sep 30, 2015
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Organization, Cleveland, TN Corporation, Management services company, For-profit, Chain home office Operational/Managerial Control Sep 30, 2015 100%
Adp of the SNF Mar 10, 2025
Organization, Cleveland, TN LLC, For-profit Adp of the SNF Aug 31, 2000
Lisa M Lay Individual Corporate OfficerSecretary of MGMT Co Feb 9, 2018
James Ziegler Individual Operational/Managerial Control Dec 13, 2024
Jennifer Solomon Individual Operational/Managerial Control May 1, 2019
Managing Control - Governing BodyDivision Vice President May 1, 2019

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 26

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

View all 26

Facilities with the same owner 193

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

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Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

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.

Affiliated clinicians 2

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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            "city": "CLEVELAND",
            "state": "TN",
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            "fax_number": "423-339-8342"
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        "authorized_official_first_name": "CINDY",
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            "contentType": "CSV",
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            "address_1": "284 Merchant St",
            "city": "Ste Genevieve",
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        }
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}

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