Organization Active NPI

Smart Choice Hospice Inc

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Chatsworth, CA
National Provider Identifier
1891332557
Registry record updated May 10, 2024
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Community Based Hospice Care AgencyTaxonomy code 251G00000X
Legal business name
SMART CHOICE HOSPICE INC
Practice address
20945 Devonshire St Ste 103
Chatsworth, CA 91311-2370
Phone
(818) 369-6456
Fax
(747) 255-1025
NPI assigned
Dec 2, 2019
Last updated
May 10, 2024By the provider in NPPES
Organization subpart
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on May 10, 2024

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

Authorized official

Name
Frank Villareal
Title
Ceo
Phone
(818) 369-6456

Specialties & licenses 1

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

Addresses

Primary practice location

20945 Devonshire St Ste 103
Chatsworth, CA 91311-2370

Mailing address

20945 Devonshire St Ste 103
Chatsworth, CA 91311-2370
Phone (818) 369-6456

Other practice location 1

14845 Magnolia Blvd Ste 203A
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-1397
Phone (818) 369-6456

Medicare participation

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

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
O20200505000488 CA Part A Provider - Hospice 2668803743 Practice locations: Chatsworth, CA

NPI to CCN mapping 1

The Medicare certification numbers (CCNs) connected to NPI 1891332557. Details of each certification follow.

Hospice certification: CCN A11536

Legal name
SMART CHOICE HOSPICE INC
Certification status
Active
Provider type (POS)
Hospice
Participating since
Jun 9, 2020
Last certification
Jun 9, 2020
Ownership / control type
Proprietary - Corporation
Organization structure
CorporationProprietary
Incorporated
Sep 11, 2019 in CA
Enrollment address
20945 Devonshire St
Ste 103
Chatsworth, CA 91311-2370

Care Compare: Hospice

Medicare Care Compare
Listed as
Smart Choice Hospice, IncCCN A11536 · All quality measures
Ownership
For-Profit
Certified
Jun 9, 2020
Medicare certification status
ActiveFrom the Provider of Services file

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory

Locations

20945 Devonshire St
Ste 103
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone (818) 369-6456

14845 Magnolia Blvd
Ste 203A
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone (818) 369-6456

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
Christopher Hernandez Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeAd; Jan 1, 2026
Operational/Managerial Control Jan 1, 2026
Frank Villareal Individual 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest Feb 24, 2021 100%
Corporate Director Mar 24, 2021
Operational/Managerial Control Mar 24, 2021
Mae D Lueck Individual W-2 Managing EmployeeDirector of Patient Care Services Nov 1, 2025
Brent Alan Wilson Individual Contracted Managing EmployeeMD; Nov 1, 2025

Owners & managing parties with NPI records 1

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

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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            "city": "CHATSWORTH",
            "state": "CA",
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            "fax_number": "747-255-1025"
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        "organizational_subpart": "NO",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-12-02",
        "last_updated": "2024-05-10",
        "certification_date": "2024-05-10",
        "status": "A",
        "authorized_official_last_name": "VILLAREAL",
        "authorized_official_first_name": "FRANK",
        "authorized_official_title_or_position": "CEO",
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    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "251G00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Hospice Care, Community Based",
            "state": null,
            "license": null,
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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