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Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Torrance, CA
National Provider Identifier
1639213747
Registry record updated Dec 27, 2018
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
License
980000653 Issued in CA
Legal business name
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
Practice address
990 W 190TH St
Suite 550
Torrance, CA 90502-1014
Phone
(310) 924-2273
Fax
(310) 225-5959
NPI assigned
Feb 20, 2007
Last updated
Dec 27, 2018By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Dec 27, 2018

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

Authorized official

Name
Nicholas Westfall
Title
Ceo
Phone
(305) 374-4143

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X 980000653 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

990 W 190TH St
Suite 550
Torrance, CA 90502-1014

Mailing address

3046 Corporate Way
Miramar, FL 33025-6547
Phone (305) 374-4143

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
HPC01739FMedicaidCA

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20050624000168 CA Part A Provider - Hospice 8224923081 Practice locations: Torrance, CA

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1639213747. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 051739

Legal name
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Mar 16, 2000
Last certification
Jul 2, 2018
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Incorporated
Nov 28, 1994 in DE
Enrollment address
990 West 190TH Street
Suite 550
Torrance, CA 90502-4461

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 9

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

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Vitas Healthcare Corporation of CaliforniaCCN 051739 · All quality measures
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
Mar 16, 2000
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

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
05D0879236Vitas Healthcare Corp of California990 W 190TH St, Ste 550, Torrance, CA 90502Certificate of waiverNov 14, 2027

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Vitas Healthcare Corporation California10 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 9

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

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 11

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

NameRoleSinceShare
Chemed Corporation Organization, Cincinnati, OH Corporation 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Comfort Care Holdings Company Organization, Cincinnati, OH Holding company 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Kevin McNamara Individual Corporate DirectorChairman/Director Feb 24, 2004 33%
Vitas Hospice Services, LLC Organization, Miramar, FL LLC 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Howard Cohen Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeMD; Jan 30, 2023
Joel Wherley Individual Corporate OfficerPresident & Ceo Aug 11, 2025
Corporate DirectorPresident & Ceo Aug 11, 2025
Jennifer Biscoe Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAd; Feb 10, 2025
Alexander Fernandez Individual Corporate OfficerExecutive Vice President & Cfo Mar 23, 2023
Michael Witzeman Individual Corporate OfficerVice President Apr 8, 2024
Vitas Healthcare Corporation Organization, Miramar, FL Corporation, Chain home office 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Brian Judkins Individual Corporate OfficerSecretary & General Counsel Aug 31, 2020
Corporate DirectorSecretary & General Counsel Aug 31, 2020

Facilities with the same owner 33

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

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Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Affiliated clinicians 7

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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    "created_epoch": "1171929600000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1545868800000",
    "number": "1639213747",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3046 CORPORATE WAY",
            "city": "MIRAMAR",
            "state": "FL",
            "postal_code": "330256547",
            "telephone_number": "305-374-4143"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "990 W 190TH ST",
            "address_2": "SUITE 550",
            "city": "TORRANCE",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "905021014",
            "telephone_number": "310-924-2273",
            "fax_number": "310-225-5959"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-02-20",
        "last_updated": "2018-12-27",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "WESTFALL",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "CEO",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "305-374-4143"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "251G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Hospice Care, Community Based",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "980000653",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "HPC01739F",
            "state": "CA"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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