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Organization Active NPI

Highlands Medical Investors LLC

Doing business as The Highlands

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Fitchburg, MA
National Provider Identifier
1346203239
Registry record updated Jul 12, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X
License
0898 Issued in MA
Legal business name
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC
Doing business as
The Highlands
Practice address
335 Nichols Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420-1932
Phone
(978) 343-4411
Fax
(978) 343-6464
NPI assigned
Apr 11, 2006
Last updated
Jul 12, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 12, 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 0898 MA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

335 Nichols Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420-1932

Mailing address

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

Other names 1

  • The Highlands 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 MA

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20050627000262 MA Part A Provider - Skilled Nursing Facility 3274578653 Practice locations: Fitchburg, MA

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1346203239. Details of each certification follow.

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 225315

Legal name
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL INVESTORS LLC
Doing business as
THE HIGHLANDS
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification
Participating since
Dec 8, 1988
Last certification
Jul 23, 2024
Beds
168
Ownership / control type
Limited Liability Corporation
Multi-facility organization
Life Care Centers of America
Organization structure
LLCProprietary
Enrollment address
335 Nichols Road
Fitchburg, MA 01420-1932
Nursing home name
HIGHLANDS, THE
Affiliated entity
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA

Care Compare: Nursing home

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Highlands, TheCCN 225315 · All quality measures
Overall star rating
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5
Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified
Dec 8, 1988
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file
Certified beds
168156.3 residents per day on average
Chain
Life Care Centers of America194 facilities in the chain

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

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
22D0724046Highlands,the335 Nichols Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420Certificate of waiverAug 31, 2026

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 5

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 Apr 19, 2004 99%
Joan E Thurmond Individual Corporate OfficerAsst Secretary of Corp. MGR Apr 19, 2004
Cindy S Cross Individual Corporate OfficerVP of Corporate Manager Apr 19, 2004
Carlos-Andres Bonilla Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAdministrator Sep 1, 2018
Life Care Centers of America, Inc. Organization, Cleveland, TN Operational/Managerial Control Jun 30, 2005

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 25

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 193

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

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Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 3

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 1

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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    "number": "1346203239",
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            "city": "CLEVELAND",
            "state": "TN",
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            "fax_number": "423-339-8342"
        },
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            "city": "FITCHBURG",
            "state": "MA",
            "postal_code": "014201932",
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            "fax_number": "978-343-6464"
        }
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        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
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        "certification_date": "2026-07-12",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "CROSS",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "CINDY",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "S",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "ASSISTANT SECRETARY",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "423-473-5867"
    },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Skilled Nursing Facility",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "CONNECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "CONNECT URL",
            "endpoint": "https://esmd.abilitynetwork.com:8291/Gateway/DocumentSubmission/2_0/NhinService/XDRRequest_Service",
            "affiliation": "Y",
            "endpointDescription": "2.16.840.1.113883.3.667.2",
            "affiliationName": "Ability Network",
            "use": "OTHER",
            "useDescription": "Other",
            "useOtherDescription": "CMS esMD eMDR",
            "contentType": "CSV",
            "contentTypeDescription": "CSV",
            "address_1": "284 Merchant St",
            "city": "Ste Genevieve",
            "state": "MO",
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            "postal_code": "636701610",
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        }
    ],
    "other_names": [
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            "code": "3",
            "type": "Doing Business As"
        }
    ]
}

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