Organization Active NPI

Apex Hospice

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Hammond, LA
National Provider Identifier
1689658023
Registry record updated Oct 17, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
Legal business name
APEX HOSPICE
Practice address
1402 S. Magnolia St
Suite F
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone
(985) 402-3050
Fax
(985) 334-4208
NPI assigned
Nov 30, 2005
Last updated
Oct 17, 2025By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Oct 17, 2025

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

Authorized official

Name
Mr. Marcel E Whitman Jr
Title
Administrator
Phone
(985) 402-3050

Specialties & licenses 1

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

Addresses

Primary practice location

1402 S. Magnolia St
Suite F
Hammond, LA 70403

Mailing address

1402 S. Magnolia St
Suite F
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone (985) 402-3050

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20250227003686 LA Part A Provider - Hospice 8426952565 Practice locations: Hammond, LA

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1689658023. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN 191694

Legal name
COMMUNITY HOSPICE LLC
Doing business as
APEX HOSPICE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Sep 24, 2024
Last certification
Aug 30, 2024
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Enrollment address
1402 S Magnolia St
Ste F
Hammond, LA 70403-5020

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Apex HospiceCCN 191694 · All quality measures
Certified
Sep 24, 2024
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
19D2066210Community Hospice, LLC1402 S Magnolia St, Hammond, LA 70403Certificate of waiverSep 23, 2027

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

1402 S Magnolia St
Ste F
Hammond, LA 70403
Phone (985) 402-3050

3600 Chestnut St
Fl 3
New Orleans, LA 70115
Phone (504) 899-2011

4721 Garth Rd
Ste H
Baytown, TX 77521
Phone (281) 422-0414

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 4

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

NameRoleSinceShare
Timothy Bergeron Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 19, 2024 25%
Corporate DirectorCeo Jan 19, 2024 25%
Stephen N Drake Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 19, 2024 25%
Corporate Director Jan 19, 2024 25%
W-2 Managing EmployeeCoo Jan 19, 2024 25%
Paul Kavanaugh Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 19, 2024 25%
Marcel E Jr Whitman Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Jan 19, 2024 25%
Corporate DirectorCfo Jan 19, 2024

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

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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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1760659200000",
    "number": "1689658023",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_2": "SUITE F",
            "city": "HAMMOND",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "70403",
            "telephone_number": "985-402-3050",
            "fax_number": "985-334-4208"
        },
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            "city": "HAMMOND",
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            "fax_number": "985-334-4208"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2005-11-30",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-17",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-17",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "WHITMAN JR",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "MARCEL",
        "authorized_official_middle_name": "E",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "ADMINISTRATOR",
        "authorized_official_telephone_number": "985-402-3050",
        "authorized_official_name_prefix": "Mr."
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "251G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Hospice Care, Community Based",
            "state": "NU",
            "license": null,
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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