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Vitas Healthcare of Texas, LP

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Houston, TX
National Provider Identifier
1659410850
Registry record updated Apr 6, 2023
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
License
006974 Issued in TX
Legal business name
VITAS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, LP
Practice address
3131 Eastside St
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77098-1935
Phone
(713) 663-4900
Fax
(713) 663-4973
NPI assigned
Feb 5, 2007
Last updated
Apr 6, 2023By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Apr 6, 2023

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

Authorized official

Name
Nicholas Westfall
Title
President & Ceo
Phone
(513) 618-2240

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X 006974 TX Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

3131 Eastside St
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77098-1935

Mailing address

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

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
001000922MedicaidTX

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
CONNECT URL vitas.com

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20080805000762 TX Part A Provider - Hospice 6002853488 Practice locations: The Woodlands, TX; Houston, TX

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1659410850. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 451536

Legal name
VITAS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, LP
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Oct 10, 1989
Last certification
May 20, 2021
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Incorporated
Apr 27, 2001 in TX
Enrollment address
3131 Eastside
Suite 200
Houston, TX 77098

Other NPIs with the same Medicare PAC ID 3

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

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Vitas Healthcare of Texas L PCCN 451536 · All quality measures
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
Oct 10, 1989
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Tax ID family
Vitas Healthcare of Texas LP8 organizations share this tax ID, including this one

Other organizations with this tax ID 7

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
Comfort Care Holdings Company Organization, Cincinnati, OH Holding company 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Kevin McNamara Individual Corporate Director Feb 24, 2004 33%
Vitas Hospice Services, LLC Organization, Miami, FL LLC 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Joel Wherley Individual Corporate OfficerPresident & Ceo Aug 11, 2025
Corporate DirectorPresident & Ceo Aug 11, 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, Miami, FL Corporation, Chain home office 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2001 100%
Annette Perez Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAd; Jan 19, 2021
Brian Judkins Individual Corporate OfficerSecretary & General Counsel Aug 31, 2020
Corporate DirectorSecretary & General Counsel Aug 31, 2020
Chemed Corporation Organization, Cincinnati, OH Corporation 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Apr 27, 2021 100%
Nicole M Jamison Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeMD; Feb 1, 2017

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

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

Facilities with the same owner 33

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

View all 33

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Affiliated clinicians 6

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": "1170633600000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1680739200000",
    "number": "1659410850",
    "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": "3131 EASTSIDE ST",
            "address_2": "SUITE 200",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770981935",
            "telephone_number": "713-663-4900",
            "fax_number": "713-663-4973"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "organization_name": "VITAS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, LP",
        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2007-02-05",
        "last_updated": "2023-04-06",
        "certification_date": "2023-04-06",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "WESTFALL",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "PRESIDENT & CEO",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "513-618-2240"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "251G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Hospice Care, Community Based",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "006974",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "001000922",
            "state": "TX"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "CONNECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "CONNECT URL",
            "endpoint": "vitas.com",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "3131 Eastside St",
            "address_2": "Suite 200",
            "city": "Houston",
            "state": "TX",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "770981935",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

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