First Choice Hospice, Inc.
Organization Active NPI Community Based Hospice Care Agency · Monroe, LA
NPI 1679524565 · NPPES record last updated Feb 5, 2026
Key facts
- NPI
- 1679524565
- Entity type
- Organization (NPI type 2)
- Primary specialty
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X
- Legal business name
- FIRST CHOICE HOSPICE, INC.
- Practice address
- 300 Washington St Ste 303
Monroe, LA 71201-6714 - Phone
- (318) 322-0049
- Fax
- (318) 322-0059
- NPI assigned
- May 15, 2006
- Organization subpart
- No
Authorized official
- Name
- Angel Stansbury
- Title
- Dir License & Regulatory Compliance
- Phone
- (337) 344-2141
Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1
-
Steven W Venters, M.D.
Facilities with the same owner 93
Practitioners 3
-
Clayton Branton, MD
-
Steven W Venters, M.D.
Affiliated clinicians 2
-
Clayton Branton, MD
-
Steven W Venters, M.D.
Medicare Care Compare: Hospice
- Listed as
- Elara Caring
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Certified
- Jul 7, 2006
- Medicare certification status
- Active
Medicare participation
- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in LA
Hospice certification: CCN 191626
- Legal name
- FIRST CHOICE HOSPICE, INC
- Doing business as
- ELARA CARING
- Certification status
- Active
- Provider type (POS)
- Hospice
- Participating since
- Jul 7, 2006
- Last certification
- Apr 22, 2021
- Ownership / control type
- Proprietary - Corporation
- Organization structure
- Corporation · Proprietary
- Incorporated
- Jan 30, 2006 in LA
- Enrollment address
- 300 Washington St
Ste 303
Monroe, LA 71201-6714
All disclosed owners & managing parties 32
| Name | Role | Since | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| JHH Parent Holdings Inc |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| Stepstone K Strategic Opportunities Fund II L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 5.48% |
| Airjaguar Holdco, Inc. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | May 15, 2018 | 100% |
| Daniel R Manley |
Corporate Officer |
Jun 8, 2021 | |
| Ananth P Mohan |
Corporate Officer |
Jun 23, 2025 | |
| Corporate Director |
Jun 23, 2025 | ||
| Jordan Health Care Holdings Inc |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| John McMahon |
Corporate Officer |
Oct 7, 2022 | |
| Blue Wolf Capital Fund III L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jul 1, 2023 | 11.13% |
| Airjaguar Acquisition, LLC |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | May 15, 2018 | 100% |
| Katie L Monastiere |
Corporate Officer |
Dec 26, 2025 | |
| Joshua Gotbaum |
Corporate Director | Sep 14, 2025 | |
| Kelso Investment Associates IX, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 15.68% |
| Annalesa Allison |
Operational/Managerial Control |
Nov 14, 2023 | |
| Harvey Tepner |
Corporate Director | Sep 14, 2025 | |
| Cima Louisiana Acquisitions 1 LLC |
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| Kelso HH Co-Investment, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 19.2% |
| Kia IX (HH) Investor, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jul 1, 2023 | 40.27% |
| BW Homecare Holdings LLC |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | May 15, 2018 | 100% |
| Michelle Jackson |
Operational/Managerial Control |
Dec 1, 2020 | |
| Ironsides Direct Investment Fund IV, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 4.94% |
| BW NHHC Co-Invest, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jul 1, 2023 | 42.85% |
| Elara Holdings, L.L.C. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 100% |
| JHH/Cima Holdings Inc |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| BW III Homecare Holdings, LLC |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Jul 1, 2023 | 11.13% |
| Stepstone H Opportunities Fund, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 8.78% |
| Steven W Venters |
W-2 Managing Employee |
Jan 1, 2024 | |
| Jordan Louisiana Holdings LLC |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| JHH Holdings Inc |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Nov 1, 2016 | 100% |
| Angel Stansbury |
W-2 Managing Employee |
Dec 26, 2025 | |
| BW NHHC Holdco Inc. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | May 15, 2018 | 100% |
| Kep VI LLC |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 4.52% |
| Uss-Constitution Co-Investment Fund II, L.P. |
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | Dec 30, 2019 | 4.94% |
Medicare enrollment records
| Enrollment ID | State | Provider type | PAC ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O20060531000088 | LA | Part a Provider - Hospice | 5496766602 | Practice locations: Monroe, LA |
National Provider Directory
Locations
300 Washington St
Ste 401
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone (318) 355-0503
426 Desiard St
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone (318) 322-0049
300 Washington St
Ste 303
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone (318) 322-0049
300 Washington St
#303
Monroe, LA 71201
Specialties & licenses
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Based Hospice Care Agency | 251G00000X | Yes |
Addresses
Primary practice location
300 Washington St Ste 303
Monroe, LA 71201-6714
Mailing address
3010 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1100
Dallas, TX 75234-2712
Phone (800) 379-1600
Other identifiers
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31259 | Other | LA | BCBS OF LA PROVIDER NO |
| 1583227 | Medicaid | LA |
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- Elara Caring
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Record last updated by the provider on Feb 5, 2026. Information in NPPES is self-reported and not verified by CMS.
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy: specialty names.
- Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (CMS/PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
- CMS facility enrollments, All Owners and change-of-ownership files: CCNs, owners and managing parties.
- Provider of Services files (CMS): certification status, beds and related CCNs.
- Medicare Care Compare provider data (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
- National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.