NURSING PLACEMENT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC.
NPI 1497826515
Home Health in Pawtucket, RI

Q: What is Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services, Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Home Health with taxonomy code 251E00000X.

Q: What quality rating does Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services, Inc. have?

CMS rates Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services 4.5 out of 5 stars for quality of patient care on Care Compare. The full measure detail is in the Home Health Quality Ratings section above.

Active since November 11, 2006

4/5

Patient Care Rating

588 PAWTUCKET AVE, PAWTUCKET, RI 02860(401) 728-6510(401) 728-6509 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: June 18, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

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About Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services, Inc. NPPES

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

NURSING PLACEMENT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC. (NPI 1497826515) is a healthcare organization registered as a home health in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and active in the NPI registry since November 2006. The organization lists Michael A Bigney, Administrator, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1497826515

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251E00000X

Legal Business NameNURSING PLACEMENT HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC.

Location Address588 PAWTUCKET AVEPawtucket, RI 02860-6057

Mailing Address334 East AvePawtucket, RI 02860-3821 · (401) 728-6510 · Fax (401) 728-6509

Phone(401) 728-6510

Fax(401) 728-6509

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMichael A BigneyAdministrator · (401) 728-6510

Enumeration DateNovember 11, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJune 18, 2025

NPPES CertifiedJune 18, 2025

✔ NPI 1497826515 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHome HealthAgencies

Taxonomy Code251E00000X

License✔ Licensed in RI · HNC02299

Definition

A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

588 PAWTUCKET AVE, Pawtucket, RI 02860

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Other Identifiers 3

Other41-1498RI · Blue Chip

Medicaid41-07055RI

Other5872-0RI · Blue Cross

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.Insurance ›

Home Health Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, patient care measures and outcomes for Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services (CMS certification number 417055), from CMS Care Compare.

Nursing Placement Home Health Care Services

Home health agency · Pawtucket, RI

4.5/5 Quality of Patient Care

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number417055

Medicare-Certified SinceFebruary 8, 1999

Phone(401) 728-6500

Services Offered

Skilled nursing care Physical therapy Occupational therapy Speech-language pathology Medical social services Home health aide services

Patient Care Measures

Patients whose home health care began in a timely manner

99.7%

Patients who got better at walking or moving around

97.7%

Patients who got better at getting in and out of bed

93.1%

Patients who got better at bathing

90.9%

Patients whose breathing improved

96.3%

Patients who got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

89.4%

Patients checked for a flu shot for the current season

88.3%

Physician-recommended actions on medication issues completed on time

94.6%

Patients with a functional assessment and care plan at admission and discharge

100%

Patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury

Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.6%

New or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries (skin integrity)

Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.6%

Measure rates are from the CMS Care Compare home health data. Measures without current CMS data are not shown.

Discharge, Readmission & Medicare Spending

Patients discharged to the community, remaining home without unplanned hospital care

215 of 277 patient episodes · observed rate 77.62%

83.27% Better Than National Rate

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after discharge

160 patient stays · observed rate 5%

Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.14% Same As National Rate

Medicare spending per episode of care, relative to the national average

1.00 = national average per episode of care · based on 494 episodes

1.05

Risk-standardized rates account for differences in patient mix. Comparison labels are assigned by CMS.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

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

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