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Hospice Preferred Choice, Inc.

Doing business as AseraCare Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Valparaiso, IN
National Provider Identifier
1295770170
Registry record updated Mar 30, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
Legal business name
HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.
Doing business as
AseraCare Hospice
Practice address
808 Vale Park Rd Ste 2B
Valparaiso, IN 46383-2602
Phone
(219) 462-6398
NPI assigned
Jun 17, 2006
Last updated
Mar 30, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 30, 2026

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

Authorized official

Name
Joshua L. Proffitt
Title
President and Ceo
Phone
(617) 639-4092

Specialties & licenses 1

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

Addresses

Primary practice location

808 Vale Park Rd Ste 2B
Valparaiso, IN 46383-2602

Mailing address

3854 American Way Ste a
Baton Rouge, LA 70816-4897
Phone (225) 292-2031

Other practice location 1

5405 N Main St
Mishawaka, IN 46545-9044
Phone (574) 206-1875

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
200859260AMedicaidIN

Other names 1

  • AseraCare Hospice Doing business as

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20060920000162 IN Part A Provider - Hospice 8224948880 Practice locations: Valparaiso, IN

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1295770170. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 151595

Legal name
HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC
Doing business as
ASERACARE HOSPICE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Dec 29, 2006
Last certification
Dec 8, 2006
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Incorporated
Aug 19, 1994 in DE
Enrollment address
808 Vale Park Rd
Valparaiso, IN 46383-2602

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 19

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

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Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Aseracare HospiceCCN 151595 · All quality measures
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
Dec 29, 2006
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Aseracare Hospice31 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 30

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

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Member of 1

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

Locations

808 Vale Park Rd
Ste 2B
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone (219) 462-6398

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
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated Organization, Minnetonka, MN Corporation, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Aug 14, 2025 100%
Marcus Donavon Macip Individual Corporate OfficerVice President Jan 1, 2026
Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2026
Kimberly Seymour Individual Corporate OfficerCoo Apr 13, 2026
Bridget R Kaigler Individual W-2 Managing Employee Apr 15, 2022
Operational/Managerial ControlSr. Drector Tax Apr 15, 2022
Amedisys Inc Organization, Baton Rouge, LA Corporation, For-profit, Chain home office, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest May 29, 2020 100%
Joni Babineaux Individual Corporate OfficerCfo Apr 13, 2026
Lynn Criggley Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAdministrator Jun 24, 2023
Operational/Managerial ControlAdministrator Jun 24, 2023
Amedisys Hospice, L.L.C. Organization, Baton Rouge, LA LLC, For-profit, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest May 29, 2020 100%
Kristina J Braud Individual W-2 Managing Employee Apr 15, 2022
Operational/Managerial ControlRegulatory Manager Apr 15, 2022
Jeanne Louise Shingleton Individual Corporate OfficerSecretary Jan 1, 2026
Amedisys Holding LLC Organization, Baton Rouge, LA LLC, For-profit, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest May 29, 2020 100%
Homecare Preferred Choice, Inc. Organization, Baton Rouge, LA Corporation, For-profit, Owned by another organization or individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Dec 29, 2006 100%
Joshua Lee Proffitt Individual Corporate DirectorBoard Member Jan 1, 2026

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 24

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

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Facilities with the same owner 58

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

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Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

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": "BATON ROUGE",
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        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "PROFFITT",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "JOSHUA",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "L.",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT AND CEO",
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    },
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    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
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            "code": "3",
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        },
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}

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