Organization Active NPI

Care Alternatives, Inc.

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Cranford, NJ
National Provider Identifier
1861454886
Registry record updated Aug 12, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
License
22841 Issued in NJ
Legal business name
CARE ALTERNATIVES, INC.
Practice address
65 Jackson Dr Ste 103
Cranford, NJ 07016-3516
Phone
(908) 931-9080
Fax
(908) 931-0174
NPI assigned
Apr 5, 2006
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 12, 2025

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

Authorized official

Name
Victoria Santos
Title
Revenue Cycle Director
Phone
(908) 931-9068

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Community Based Hospice Care Agency 251G00000X 22841 NJ Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

65 Jackson Dr Ste 103
Cranford, NJ 07016-3516

Mailing address

65 Jackson Dr
Suite 103
Cranford, NJ 07016-3516
Phone (908) 931-9080

Other identifiers 1

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
6585906MedicaidNJ

Other names 1

  • Ascend Hospice Doing business as

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NJ2 enrollments

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20030725000037 NJ Part A Provider - Hospice 0345158127 Practice locations: Cranford, NJ
O20181109001589 NJ Part B Supplier - Clinic/Group Practice 0345158127 Receives reassigned benefits from 14 practitioners
Practice locations: Cranford, NJ

Hospice certification: CCN 311541

Legal name
CARE ALTERNATIVES INC
Doing business as
ASCEND HOSPICE
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Jun 21, 1995
Last certification
Mar 25, 2022
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Enrollment address
65 Jackson Dr
Ste 103
Cranford, NJ 07016-3516

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Ascend HospiceCCN 311541
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
Jun 21, 1995
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

1040 State Route 36
Atlantic Hlds, NJ 07716
Phone (732) 291-0740

65 Jackson Dr
Ste 103
Cranford, NJ 07016
Phone (908) 931-9068

1600 Saint Georges Ave
Ste 312
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone (908) 931-9068

1600 Saint Georges Ave
Ste 315
Rahway, NJ 07065
Phone (908) 931-9080

500 Office Center Dr
#285
Ft Washington, PA 19034
Phone (215) 542-2100

Ownership & related parties

All disclosed owners & managing parties 18

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

NameRoleSinceShare
Apurv Agrawal Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Nov 1, 2021 100%
Jennifer Deluise Individual Corporate DirectorExecutive Director/Administrator Dec 20, 2022 100%
David Laskin Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Apr 15, 2011 100%
Inderpreet Sachar Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Aug 1, 2021 100%
Care Solutions, LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Dec 1, 2013 100%
Julie Marie Conway Individual Corporate OfficerClinical Officer Aug 8, 2022
Corporate DirectorClinical Officer Aug 8, 2022
W-2 Managing EmployeeClinical Officer Aug 8, 2022
David Baruch Individual Corporate OfficerPresident May 30, 2023
W-2 Managing EmployeePresident May 30, 2023
Operational/Managerial ControlPresident May 30, 2023
Alla Katseva Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Nov 14, 2012 100%
Care Alternatives Hospice Services, LLC Organization, Cranford, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Dec 31, 2015 100%
Dawn-Michele Blalock Individual Corporate OfficerCoo Mar 10, 2022
W-2 Managing EmployeeCoo Mar 10, 2022
Care One Ancillary Holdings, LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Dec 31, 2013 28.09%
Robin Spagnoli Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeDirector of Billing Nov 21, 2023 100%
Operational/Managerial ControlDirector of Billing May 30, 2023 100%
Daniel E Straus Individual 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2008 63.47%
Joel S Adler Individual Corporate DirectorMedical Director Mar 1, 2017 100%
North American Medical Management -New Jersey Inc Organization, Fort Lee, NJ Corporation, For-profit 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2008 71.9%
Health Resource Partner LLC Organization, Fort Lee, NJ LLC 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest Jan 1, 2008 100%
Yewande Efodili Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeDirector of Billing Dec 15, 2015
Victoria Santos Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeRevenue Cycle Supervisor Sep 19, 2024

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 3

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

Facilities with the same owner 9

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

Practitioners & affiliated clinicians

Practitioners 28

Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.

View all 28

Affiliated clinicians 60

Clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation in Medicare Care Compare.

View all 60

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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}

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