Banner Elk Operations, LLC
Organization Active NPI Skilled Nursing Facility · Banner Elk, NC
NPI 1295101673 · NPPES record last updated Jul 10, 2026
Key facts
- NPI
- 1295101673
- Entity type
- Organization (NPI type 2)
- Primary specialty
- Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X
- Legal business name
- BANNER ELK OPERATIONS, LLC
- Practice address
- 185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604-9758 - Phone
- (828) 898-5136
- Fax
- (828) 898-8426
- NPI assigned
- Aug 19, 2015
- Organization subpart
- No
Authorized official
- Name
- Cindy S Cross
- Title
- Assistant Secretary
- Phone
- (423) 473-5867
Owners & managing parties with NPI records 26
-
Joseph David Barker, M.D.
Corporate family (same tax ID) 1
Facilities with the same owner 193
Practitioners 1
-
Joseph David Barker, M.D.
Affiliated clinicians 2
-
Joseph David Barker, M.D.
Medicare Care Compare: Nursing home
- Listed as
- Life Care Center of Banner Elk
- 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
- Active
- Certified beds
- 118 · 65.7 residents per day on average
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America
Medicare participation
- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in NC
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
- LLC · Proprietary
- 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
All disclosed owners & managing parties 16
| Name | Role | Since | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest L Preston |
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest |
Aug 24, 2015 | 99% |
| Adp of the SNF | Aug 31, 2000 | ||
| Indirect Ownership Interest | Aug 24, 2015 | 1% | |
| Terry Henry |
Corporate Officer |
Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Todd Fletcher |
Operational/Managerial Control | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| Developers Investment Company Inc |
Operational/Managerial Control | Aug 24, 2015 | |
| Direct Ownership Interest | Aug 24, 2015 | 1% | |
| Aubrey Preston |
Operational/Managerial Control | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| Joseph David Barker |
Operational/Managerial Control | Sep 1, 2022 | |
| Adp of the SNF | Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| Brandy L. Laws |
Operational/Managerial Control | Jan 20, 2025 | |
| Managing Control - Governing Body |
Jan 20, 2025 | ||
| Lynn Kilpatrick |
Operational/Managerial Control | Dec 18, 2013 | |
| Managing Control - Governing Body |
Dec 18, 2013 | ||
| Adp of the SNF | Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| Joan E Thurmond |
Corporate Officer |
Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Cindy S Cross |
Corporate Officer |
Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Richard Swanker |
Corporate Officer |
Sep 30, 2015 | |
| Life Care Centers of America, Inc. |
Operational/Managerial Control | Sep 30, 2015 | 100% |
| Adp of the SNF | Mar 10, 2025 | ||
| |
Adp of the SNF | Aug 31, 2000 | |
| Lisa M Lay |
Corporate Officer |
Feb 9, 2018 | |
| James Ziegler |
Operational/Managerial Control | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| Jennifer Solomon |
Operational/Managerial Control | May 1, 2019 | |
| Managing Control - Governing Body |
May 1, 2019 |
Medicare enrollment records
| Enrollment ID | State | Provider type | PAC ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O20151026001304 | NC | Part a Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility | 6204145667 | Practice locations: Banner Elk, NC |
National Provider Directory
- Tax ID family
- Banner Elk Operations LLC
Locations
185 Norwood Hollow Rd
Banner Elk, NC 28604
Phone (828) 898-5136
Specialties & licenses
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilled Nursing Facility | 314000000X | Yes |
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
- Life Care Center of Banner Elk
Electronic endpoints
| Type | Endpoint | Use | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONNECT URL | https://esmd.abilitynetwork.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service | Other | Ability Network |
Other providers in Banner Elk, NC
- Appalachian Regional Medical Associates
- Avery Adult and Family Medicine PLLC
- Barium Springs Home for Children
- Bia Concepts,Inc.
- Dennis Robert Blair
- Blue Ridge Family Health Care Plus
- Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation
All providers in Banner Elk, NC · Skilled Nursing Facility in North Carolina
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Record last updated by the provider on Jul 10, 2026. Information in NPPES is self-reported and not verified by CMS.
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy: specialty names.
- Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (CMS/PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
- CMS facility enrollments, All Owners and change-of-ownership files: CCNs, owners and managing parties.
- Provider of Services files (CMS): certification status, beds and related CCNs.
- Medicare Care Compare provider data (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.