Avalon Care Center-Merced Franciscan LLC

Primary specialty

Skilled Nursing FacilityTaxonomy code 314000000X

License

040000192 Issued in CA

Legal business name

AVALON CARE CENTER-MERCED FRANCISCAN LLC

Doing business as

Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center

Practice address

3169 M St
Merced, CA 95348-2404

Phone

(209) 722-6231

Fax

(209) 722-6338

NPI assigned

Sep 6, 2005

Last updated

Aug 17, 2022By the provider in NPPES

Organization subpart

No

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

Authorized official

Name

Charles Kirton

Title

Ceo/Chairman

Phone

(801) 596-8844

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Other names 1

• Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center Doing business as

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

Enrollment records 1

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1871587964. Details of each certification follow.

• CCN 055979 Skilled nursing facility · Active · Details

Skilled nursing facility certification: CCN 055979

Legal name

AVALON CARE CENTER-MERCED FRANCISCAN, LLC

Doing business as

FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER

Certification status

Active

Provider type (POS)

Nursing home – SNF/NF dual certification

Participating since

Jul 31, 1969

Last certification

Apr 10, 2025

Beds

71

Ownership / control type

Corporation

Multi-facility organization

Avalon Health Care

Organization structure

LLCProprietary

Incorporated

Sep 9, 2003 in CA

Enrollment address

3169 M St
Merced, CA 95348-2404

Nursing home name

FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER

Affiliated entity

AVALON HEALTH CARE

Listed as

Franciscan Post-Acute Care CenterCCN 055979 · All quality measures

Overall star rating

4 of 5

Health inspections

4 of 5

Staffing

3 of 5

Quality measures

4 of 5

Type

Medicare and Medicaid

Ownership

For profit - Corporation

Certified

Jul 31, 1969

Medicare certification status

ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

Certified beds

7164.3 residents per day on average

Chain

Avalon Health Care16 facilities in the chain

Penalties (3 years)

1Fines totaling $9,110

Processed by Care Compare on Aug 1, 2026.

These CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.

CLIA laboratory certificates

All disclosed owners & managing parties 21

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

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

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

• John Bernard Paik-Tesch, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Merced, CA
  • NPI 1912019563

  Adp of the SNF, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership

Facilities with the same owner 17

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

• Avalon Care Center-Newman LLC

  dba San Luis Care Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Newman, CA
  • NPI 1750375846

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Avalon of California LLC, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Aberdeen, LLC

  dba Grays Harbor Health & Rehabilitation Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Aberdeen, WA
  • NPI 1194719450

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Bellingham, LLC

  dba Avalon Healthcare - Bellingham

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Bellingham, WA
  • NPI 1396585907

  Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Federal Way LLC

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Federal Way, WA
  • NPI 1902890262

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Honolulu LLC

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Honolulu, HI
  • NPI 1518951607

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Scappoose, L.L.C.

  dba Avalon Care Center - Scappoose

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Scappoose, OR
  • NPI 1790531010

  Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - Spokane LLC

  dba Avalon Care Center - Northpointe

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Spokane, WA
  • NPI 1992799266

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - VA Ivins LLC

  dba Southern Utah Veterans Home - Ivins

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Ivins, UT
  • NPI 1366783466

  Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - VA Ogden LLC

  dba George E. Wahlen Ogden Veterans Home

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Ogden, UT
  • NPI 1114253275

  Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - VA Payson LLC

  dba Mervyn Sharp Bennion Central Utah Veterans Home

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Payson, UT
  • NPI 1205177722

  Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center - VA Salt Lake II LLC

  dba William E. Christoffersen Salt Lake Veterans Home

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • SLC, UT
  • NPI 1972754133

  Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership
• Avalon Care Center-Kent LLC

  dba Benson Heights Rehabilitation Center

  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Kent, WA
  • NPI 1861488280

  Avalon Care LLC, Avalon Health Care Inc, Avalon Health Care Management Inc, Avalon Holding Inc, Hyrum a Kirton Individual TR, K-Team LLC, Spencer K Kirton Individual TR, The Byron a Kirton Individual TR

  CMS ownership

Affiliated clinicians 2

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

• John Bernard Paik-Tesch, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Merced, CA
  • NPI 1912019563

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation
• Amritpal S Pannu, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Madera, CA
  • NPI 1306837927

  Nursing home

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Harleen Aujla, M.D.
• Nirmal S Aujla, MD
• Latanya Austin
• Martrise Austin
• Maurice Austin
• Avalon Care Center-Merced Hy-Lond LLC (Hy-Lond Health Care Center-Merced)
• Avalpreet Dang Dental Corporation (Merced Modern Dentistry)
• Andrea Yazmin Avelar
• Maria Christina Avelar
• Jeremy Sevier Avery

• Skilled Nursing Facility in Merced, CA
• Providers in Merced, CA by specialty
• Skilled Nursing Facility in California

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• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data.
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