BT2, Inc – Skilled Nursing Facility in Sylva, NC

Key facts

NPI: 1295733517
Entity type: Organization (NPI type 2)
Primary specialty: Skilled Nursing Facility 314000000X
License: NH0168 (NC)
Legal business name: BT2, INC
Practice address: 193 Asheville Hwy
Sylva, NC 28779-2731
Phone: (828) 586-8935
Fax: (828) 586-8566
NPI assigned: Jul 11, 2005
Organization subpart: No

Authorized official

Name: Mr. Thomas Gatewood III
Title: Owner President
Phone: (828) 586-8935

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

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

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC · NPI 1912983891

CMS ownership ADP OF THE SNF · OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL

Practitioners 1

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC · NPI 1912983891

NPD (past)

Affiliated clinicians 1

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

Carlos Alberto Vargas, M.D. Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC · NPI 1912983891

Care Compare affiliation Nursing home

Medicare Care Compare: Nursing home

Listed as: Skyland Care Center CCN 345400
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: Sep 3, 1991
Certified beds: 94 · 90.4 residents per day on average

Source: Medicare Care Compare, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Laboratory certificates & supplier records

Name & address match These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown here because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

CLIA number	Laboratory	Certificate	Expires
34D1013219	Skyland Care Center 193 Asheville Hwy, Sylva, NC 28779	Certificate of waiver	Jun 3, 2027

Medicare participation

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment: Enrolled in NC

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 345400

Legal name: BT2, INC.
Doing business as: SKYLAND CARE CENTER
Certification status: Active
Provider type (POS): Nursing home – SNF/NF distinct part
Participating since: Sep 3, 1991
Last certification: Nov 21, 2024
Beds: 94
Ownership / control type: Corporation
Organization structure: Corporation · Proprietary
Incorporated: Oct 1, 2003 in NC
Enrollment address: 193 Asheville Hwy
Sylva, NC 28779-2731
Nursing home name: SKYLAND CARE CENTER

All disclosed owners & managing parties 14

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

Name	Role	Since	Share
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 18, 2025
Mistie Cooley Individual	5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Coo	Oct 1, 2013	49%
	Corporate Officer Coo	Oct 1, 2013	49%
	Operational/Managerial Control	Oct 1, 2013
	Managing Control - Governing Body Coo	Oct 1, 2013
Melissa Ann Dills Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	Dec 16, 2022
Melissa Ann Dills Individual	Adp of the SNF	Dec 16, 2022
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 8, 2025
Carlos a Vargas Individual	Operational/Managerial Control	Aug 1, 2012
Carlos a Vargas Individual	Adp of the SNF	Aug 1, 2012
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 18, 2025
Organization · Winston Salem, NC Corporation, For-profit	Adp of the SNF	Oct 14, 2025
Organization · Atlanta, GA Corporation, Medical provider/supplier, For-profit	Adp of the SNF	Oct 14, 2025
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 18, 2025
Thomas Elijah Gatewood Individual	5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Ceo	Oct 1, 2016	51%
	Corporate Officer Ceo	Oct 1, 2003	51%
	Managing Control - Governing Body Ceo	Oct 1, 2003
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 18, 2025
Organization · Knoxville, TN Corporation, Medical provider/supplier, For-profit	Adp of the SNF	Oct 14, 2025
Individual	Adp of the SNF	Jan 18, 2025
Organization · Asheville, NC LLC	Adp of the SNF	Oct 1, 2003

Medicare enrollment records

Enrollment ID	State	Provider type	PAC ID	Details
O20031007000033	NC	Part a Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility	6204748270	Practice locations: Sylva, NC

National Provider Directory

Specialties & licenses

Specialty (taxonomy)	Code	License	State	Primary
Skilled Nursing Facility	314000000X	NH0168	NC	Yes

Addresses

Primary practice location

193 Asheville Hwy
Sylva, NC 28779-2731

Mailing address

193 Asheville Hwy
Sylva, NC 28779-2731
Phone (828) 586-8935

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
0085T	Other	NC	BC/BS
3415400	Medicaid	NC
3416047	Medicaid	NC

Other names

Skyland Care Center Doing business as

Other providers in Sylva, NC

All providers in Sylva, 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 12, 2007. 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.