COVENANT HOMECARE AND HOSPICE
NPI 1245503549
Hospice Care, Community Based in Pottsville, PA

Q: What is Advantage Home Health Services, East, LLC's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospice Care, Community Based with taxonomy code 251G00000X.

Active since February 16, 2012CLIA 39D2133478 · Waiver

1502 ROUTE 61 HWY S, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901(570) 668-6300 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 10, 2018. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 10, 2018, Jul 18, 2018 (2 updates tracked since 2018).

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About Covenant Homecare And Hospice NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

COVENANT HOMECARE AND HOSPICE (NPI 1245503549) is a healthcare organization registered as a hospice care, community based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania and active in the NPI registry since February 2012. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through July 12, 2027 and lists Amy M Hancock, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1245503549

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251G00000X

Legal Business NameADVANTAGE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, EAST, LLC

Location Address1502 ROUTE 61 HWY SPottsville, PA 17901

Mailing Address5035 Clairton BlvdPittsburgh, PA 15236-2103 · (412) 440-0126

Phone(570) 668-6300

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAmy M HancockCeo · (412) 440-0142

Enumeration DateFebruary 16, 2012

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 10, 20182 updates tracked since enumeration

✔ NPI 1245503549 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHospice Care, Community BasedAgencies

Taxonomy Code251G00000X

1502 ROUTE 61 HWY S, Pottsville, PA 17901

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsCovenant Homecare And Hospice

Other Identifiers 1

Other39-1591AR · Medicare

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter Health, Ambetter Health of Delaware.Insurance ›

CLIA Laboratory Certificates CMS CLIA

Laboratory certificates issued under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) program, which sets federal quality standards for human laboratory testing in the United States. There is no official CMS crosswalk between CLIA and NPI numbers; these certificates are associated with this NPI by matching facility names, locations and phone numbers in the CMS CLIA registry.

Certificate of Waiver 39D2133478

Advantage Home Health Services, LLC · Pittsburgh, PA

Active · expires Jul 12, 2027

CLIA Number39D2133478

Laboratory TypeHome Health Agency

Certificate Effective DateJuly 13, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJuly 12, 2027

Laboratory DirectorDebra M. Studeny

Laboratory Phone(412) 440-0142

Laboratory LocationAdvantage Home Health Services, LLC5035 Clairton Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address Name Phone

This certificate is issued to a laboratory to perform only waived tests.

Hospice Care Quality CMS Care Compare

Quality measures, care settings and the Hospice Care Index for Advantage Home Health And Hospice (CMS certification number 391591), from CMS Care Compare.

Advantage Home Health And Hospice

Hospice · Pottsville, PA

OwnershipFor-Profit

CMS Certification Number391591

CMS RegionRegion 3

Medicare-Certified SinceNovember 21, 1994

Average Daily Census12patients per day on average

Location1502 Route 61 Highway SouthPottsville, PA 17901 · Schuylkill County

Phone(570) 668-6300

Routine home care and other levels of care Serves Medicare Advantage patients Serves dual-eligible patients

Care Settings & Patients

Where care was provided, as a share of care days

Home

75%

Assisted living facility

23%

Nursing facility

Skilled nursing facility

Inpatient hospice facility

Inpatient hospital

Other locations

Patients with cancer

27%

Patients with circulatory or heart disease

27%

Patients with other conditions

Profile statistics are from the 2020 CMS reporting year. Zero values reflect that year and may differ in more recent years.

Quality Measures

Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences

180 patient stays

98.3%

Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)

180 patient stays

90%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening

180 patient stays

91.7%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment

74 patient stays

100%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening

180 patient stays

99.4%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment

99 patient stays

87.9%

Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen

31 patient stays

93.5%

Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure

180 patient stays

77.8%

Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life

284 patient stays

43.7%

Measures are reported under the CMS Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Reporting periods vary by measure (2022 to 2023). Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

9/10

Hospice Care IndexTen claims-based indicators of care processes · CMS Care Compare

CHC/GIP provided

National percentile 51

Gaps in nursing visits

National percentile 3

7.7%

Early live discharges

National percentile 87

12.5%

Late live discharges

National percentile 12

22.5%

Burdensome transitions, Type 1

National percentile 78

12.5%

Burdensome transitions, Type 2

National percentile 89

Per-beneficiary spending

National percentile 21

$11,575

Nurse care minutes per routine home care days

National percentile 94

19.3 minutes

Skilled nursing minutes on weekends

National percentile 43

7.3%

Visits near death

National percentile 59

94.5%

Percentiles compare this hospice with all hospices nationally, as published by CMS.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 11

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

TRAVIS FUNK

Physical Therapist (Geriatrics)