HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.
NPI 1508805417
Hospice Care, Community Based in Lancaster, PA

NPI Status: Active since June 06, 2006

Contact Information

480 NEW HOLLAND AVE STE 6201
LANCASTER, PA
ZIP 17602
Phone: (717) 285-2039

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  • Organization
  • Hospice Care, Community Based
  • Accepts Insurance
  • CLIA Number: 39D1035202
  • CLIA Cert. Type: Hospice
  • CLIA Exp. Date: 12-22-2026

About HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Hospice Preferred Choice, Inc., a provider established in Lancaster, Pennsylvania operating as a Hospice Care, Community Based. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1508805417 assigned on June 2006. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 251G00000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated April 2026. The provider's . The authorized official of this NPI record is Joshua L. Proffitt (President And Ceo)

NPI
1508805417
Provider Legal Name
HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.
Other Organization Name
Other Name Type
(6)
Entity Type
Organization
Location Address
480 NEW HOLLAND AVE STE 6201 LANCASTER, PA 17602
Location Phone
(717) 285-2039
Mailing Address
3854 AMERICAN WAY STE A BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
Mailing Phone
(225) 292-2031
Mailing Fax
Is Sole Proprietor?
No
Is Organization Subpart?
No
Enumeration Date
06-06-2006
Last Update Date
04-06-2026
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

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Classification

Hospice Care, Community Based

Taxonomy Code
251G00000X
Type
Agencies

Insurance Plans Accepted

According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:

  • Choice Bronze HSA - HMO
  • Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - HMO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Silver - HMO
  • Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Complete Gold - HMO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Elite Bronze - HMO
  • Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze - HMO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Everyday Gold - HMO
  • Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Focused Silver - HMO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - HMO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Gold - HMO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Standard Silver - HMO
  • Standard Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
  • Clear Gold - EPO
  • Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Complete Gold - EPO
  • Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Elite Silver - EPO
  • Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze - EPO
  • Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Focused Silver - EPO
  • Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Principal Bronze HSA - EPO
  • Principal Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze - EPO
  • Standard Expanded Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Standard Gold - EPO
  • Standard Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
  • Standard Silver - EPO

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.

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Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name

JOSHUA L. PROFFITT

Authorized Official Title
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Authorized Official Phone
(617) 639-4092

Additional Identifiers

The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.

Identifier Type / Code Identifier State Identifier Issuer
1007726640017MEDICAID (05)PA 

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number
39D1035202
Facility Type
Hospice
Certificate Effective Date
December 23, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date
December 22, 2026
Laboratory Director
DR. TAMARA L. HOFFMAN
Certificate Type
Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description
This CLIA certificate is issued to Hospice Preferred Choice, Inc. to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

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NPI NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1508805417, we treat the final digit (7) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 53. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 53 = 7).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1
1
Doubled → 2
Pos 2
5
Unchanged
Pos 3
0
Doubled → 0
Pos 4
8
Unchanged
Pos 5
8
Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6
Pos 6
0
Unchanged
Pos 7
5
Doubled → 10 → 1 + 0
Pos 8
4
Unchanged
Pos 9
1
Doubled → 2
Check
7
Target digit
Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 0 → 0 8 → 16 → 7 5 → 10 → 1 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 5 + 0 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 2 + 24 = 53

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 53 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.

60 - 53 = 7
This NPI is valid
The calculated check digit is 7, which matches the last digit of 1508805417.

Frequently Asked Questions

The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1508805417, enumerated as an "organization" on June 06, 2006.

The provider is located at 480 NEW HOLLAND AVE STE 6201 LANCASTER, PA 17602 and the phone number is (717) 285-2039.

Hospice Care, Community Based with taxonomy code 251G00000X.

The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Buckeye Health Plan, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.