LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.
NPI 1295777894
Skilled Nursing Facility in Athens, TN
About Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. (NPI 1295777894), doing business as Life Care Center Of Athens, is a healthcare organization registered as a skilled nursing facility in Athens, Tennessee and active in the NPI registry since June 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through March 30, 2027 and lists Cindy S Cross, Assistant Secretary, as its authorized official.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.
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Accepted 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 44D0899494
Life Care Center Of Athens · Athens, TNNursing Home Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare
Quality ratings, staffing and inspection history for Life Care Center Of Athens (CMS certification number 445298), from CMS Care Compare.
Life Care Center Of Athens
Nursing home · Athens, TNCMS Star Ratings
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Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.'s NPI number?
The NPI number for Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. is 1295777894. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 11, 2006.
Where is Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. located?
Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. is located at 1234 Frye St, Athens, TN 37303. The listed phone number is (423) 745-8181.
What is Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.'s specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Skilled Nursing Facility with taxonomy code 314000000X.
Does Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. hold a CLIA laboratory certificate?
Yes. A Certificate of Waiver (number 44D0899494) is associated with this NPI, valid through March 30, 2027. CLIA certificates authorize laboratory testing under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments program.
Is Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. a Medicare-certified nursing home?
Yes. Life Care Center Of Athens is a Medicare-certified nursing home with 128 certified beds.
What quality rating does Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. have?
CMS rates Life Care Center Of Athens 4 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Nursing Home Quality Ratings section above.
What insurance does Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. accept?
Health plans from Alliant Health Plans, Inc., BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and UnitedHealthcare list Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. was last updated on July 10, 2026. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.
