Active NPI
Apex Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Hammond, LA
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- 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, 2025
- Organization subpart
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
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) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ID | State | Provider type | PAC ID | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Corporation
- Enrollment address
- 1402 S Magnolia St
Ste F
Hammond, LA 70403-5020
Care Compare: Hospice
Medicare Care Compare- Listed as
- Apex Hospice
- Certified
- Sep 24, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19D2066210 | Community Hospice, LLC | Certificate of waiver | Sep 23, 2027 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider DirectoryLocations
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.
| Name | Role | Since | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Bergeron | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% |
| Corporate Director | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% | |
| Stephen N Drake | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% |
| Corporate Director | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% | |
| W-2 Managing Employee | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% | |
| Paul Kavanaugh | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% |
| Marcel E Jr Whitman | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | Jan 19, 2024 | 25% |
| Corporate Director | 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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"created_epoch": "1133308800000",
"enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
"last_updated_epoch": "1760659200000",
"number": "1689658023",
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{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "MAILING",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "1402 S. MAGNOLIA ST",
"address_2": "SUITE F",
"city": "HAMMOND",
"state": "LA",
"postal_code": "70403",
"telephone_number": "985-402-3050",
"fax_number": "985-334-4208"
},
{
"country_code": "US",
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"address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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"address_1": "1402 S. MAGNOLIA ST",
"address_2": "SUITE F",
"city": "HAMMOND",
"state": "LA",
"postal_code": "70403",
"telephone_number": "985-402-3050",
"fax_number": "985-334-4208"
}
],
"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
"organization_name": "APEX HOSPICE",
"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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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 17, 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.