Active NPI
Caris Healthcare
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Athens, TN
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- License
- 0000000608
- Legal business name
- CARIS HEALTHCARE
- Practice address
- 421 Old Riceville Rd
Suite 3
Athens, TN 37303-3073 - Phone
- (423) 507-0889
- Fax
- (423) 507-0982
- NPI assigned
- May 28, 2006
- Last updated
- Jul 24, 2025
- Organization subpart
- Yes
- Parent organization
- CARIS HEALTHCARE
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Authorized official
- Name
- Paul Saylor
- Title
- President
- Phone
- (866) 694-4848
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Based Hospice Care Agency | 251G00000X | 0000000608 | TN | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
421 Old Riceville Rd
Suite 3
Athens, TN 37303-3073
Mailing address
10651 Coward Mill Rd
Knoxville, TN 37931-3006
Phone (866) 694-4848
Other identifiers 5
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3792300 | Other | TN | AMERICHOICE/UHC |
| 0441595 | Medicaid | TN | |
| 4140802 | Other | TN | BCBS OF TN |
| 10066358 | Other | TN | AMERIGROUP |
| 7167499 | Other | TN | CIGNA |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in TN
Enrollment records 1
| Enrollment ID | State | Provider type | PAC ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O20051007000225 | TN | Part A Provider - Hospice | 3577466531 |
1 other NPI on this enrollment This NPI is an additional NPI on the enrollment Practice locations: Athens, TN; Chattanooga, TN |
NPI to CCN mapping 1
The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1639126295. Details of each certification follow.
Hospice certification: CCN 441590
- Legal name
- CARIS HEALTHCARE
- Doing business as
- CARIS HEALTHCARE
- Certification status
- Active
- Provider type (POS)
- Hospice
- Participating since
- May 12, 2005
- Last certification
- May 4, 2022
- Ownership / control type
- Proprietary - Corporation
- Organization structure
- Partnership
- Incorporated
- Aug 7, 2003 in TN
- Enrollment address
- 5959 Shallowford Rd
Ste 515
Chattanooga, TN 37421-2236
Other NPIs on the same Medicare enrollment 1
NPIs listed together on one Medicare enrollment, typically parts of the same organization.
Care Compare: Hospice
Medicare Care Compare- Listed as
- Caris Healthcare
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Certified
- May 12, 2005
- Medicare certification status
- Active
Laboratory certificates & supplier records
Derived by NPIMapThese CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.
CLIA laboratory certificates
| CLIA number | Laboratory | Certificate | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44D1054470 | Caris Healthcare, LP | Certificate of waiver | May 21, 2028 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Part of
- Caris Healthcare
Member of 2
Organizations this organization is a member of, according to the National Provider Directory.
Member organizations 5
Organizations listed as members of this organization in the National Provider Directory.
-
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
- Columbia, TN
- NPI 1982178182
Member Of
-
dba Caris Healthcare, Columbia
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Columbia, SC
- NPI 1235377615
Member Of
-
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Ringgold, GA
- NPI 1740655778
Member Of
-
dba Caris Healthcare, Kansas City
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Independence, MO
- NPI 1275925182
Member Of
-
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Saint Louis, MO
- NPI 1437574183
Member Of
Ownership & related parties
All disclosed owners & managing parties 8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| David R Winters | Contracted Managing Employee | Jan 1, 2024 | |
| Jeffrey Ward | W-2 Managing Employee | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| National Health Corporation | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jun 11, 2021 | 6.9% |
| Paul W Saylor | Corporate Officer | Feb 28, 2009 | |
| Amy Lackey | W-2 Managing Employee | Sep 24, 2022 | |
| NHC-Op LP | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Aug 4, 2003 | 99% |
| General Partnership Interest | Dec 26, 2024 | 99% | |
| National Healthcare Corporation | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jun 11, 2021 | 98% |
| National Hospice Inc | General Partnership Interest | Aug 3, 2003 | 1% |
Owners & managing parties with NPI records 23
Owners and managing parties disclosed on this facility’s Medicare enrollment that are themselves Medicare-enrolled.
-
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Cookeville, TN
- NPI 1174559462
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest
-
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Lawrenceburg, TN
- NPI 1306883749
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest
-
dba NHC HealthCare, Oak Ridge
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Oak Ridge, TN
- NPI 1598703076
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest
-
- Skilled Nursing Facility
- Murfreesboro, TN
- NPI 1699720029
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Milan, TN
- NPI 1124043914
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Springfield, TN
- NPI 1255356143
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Athens, TN
- NPI 1578588455
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Columbia, TN
- NPI 1669498937
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Chattanooga, TN
- NPI 1811912637
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Knoxville, TN
- NPI 1972528768
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Murfreesboro, TN
- NPI 1972529006
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
-
- Home Health Agency
- Johnson City, TN
- NPI 1649295437
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, General Partnership Interest
Practitioners & affiliated clinicians
Affiliated clinicians 3
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.
{
"created_epoch": "1148774400000",
"enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
"last_updated_epoch": "1753315200000",
"number": "1639126295",
"addresses": [
{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "MAILING",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "10651 COWARD MILL RD",
"city": "KNOXVILLE",
"state": "TN",
"postal_code": "379313006",
"telephone_number": "866-694-4848",
"fax_number": "866-694-7878"
},
{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "LOCATION",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "421 OLD RICEVILLE RD",
"address_2": "SUITE 3",
"city": "ATHENS",
"state": "TN",
"postal_code": "373033073",
"telephone_number": "423-507-0889",
"fax_number": "423-507-0982"
}
],
"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
"organization_name": "CARIS HEALTHCARE",
"organizational_subpart": "YES",
"parent_organization_legal_business_name": "CARIS HEALTHCARE",
"enumeration_date": "2006-05-28",
"last_updated": "2025-07-24",
"certification_date": "2025-07-24",
"status": "A",
"authorized_official_last_name": "SAYLOR",
"authorized_official_first_name": "PAUL",
"authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT",
"authorized_official_telephone_number": "866-694-4848"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "251G00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Hospice Care, Community Based",
"state": "TN",
"license": "0000000608",
"primary": true
}
],
"identifiers": [
{
"code": "01",
"desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
"issuer": "AMERICHOICE/UHC",
"identifier": "A3792300",
"state": "TN"
},
{
"code": "05",
"desc": "MEDICAID",
"issuer": null,
"identifier": "0441595",
"state": "TN"
},
{
"code": "01",
"desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
"issuer": "BCBS OF TN",
"identifier": "4140802",
"state": "TN"
},
{
"code": "01",
"desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
"issuer": "AMERIGROUP",
"identifier": "10066358",
"state": "TN"
},
{
"code": "01",
"desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
"issuer": "CIGNA",
"identifier": "7167499",
"state": "TN"
}
],
"endpoints": [],
"other_names": []
}Other providers in Athens, TN
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 24, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data.
- Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.