JOSHUA TREE HEALTHCARE, INC.
NPI 1639559552
Home Health in Thousand Oaks, CA

Q: What is Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. is 1639559552. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 5, 2015. The provider is doing business as Buena Vista Palliative Care and Home Health.

Q: What is Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. have?

CMS rates Buena Vista Palliative Care & Home Health 3 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 June 05, 2015

3/5

Patient Care Rating

2545 W HILLCREST DR STE 130A, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320(805) 676-1453(805) 676-1457 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: May 29, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: May 29, 2025, Mar 15, 2021, Jul 15, 2019 (3 updates tracked since 2019).

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About Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. NPPES

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

JOSHUA TREE HEALTHCARE, INC. (NPI 1639559552), doing business as Buena Vista Palliative Care And Home Health, is a healthcare organization registered as a home health in Thousand Oaks, California and active in the NPI registry since June 2015. The organization lists Amber L Tueller, Secretary, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1639559552

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251E00000X

Legal Business NameJOSHUA TREE HEALTHCARE, INC.

Location Address2545 W HILLCREST DR STE 130AThousand Oaks, CA 91320

Mailing Address2545 W Hillcrest Dr Ste 130aThousand Oaks, CA 91320-2296 · (805) 676-1453 · Fax (805) 676-1457

Phone(805) 676-1453

Fax(805) 676-1457

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAmber L TuellerSecretary · (208) 207-2726

Enumeration DateJune 5, 2015

Last NPPES UpdateMay 29, 20253 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedMay 29, 2025

✔ NPI 1639559552 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHome HealthAgencies

Taxonomy Code251E00000X

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.

2545 W HILLCREST DR STE 130A, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsBuena Vista Palliative Care And Home Health

Home Health Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, patient care measures and outcomes for Buena Vista Palliative Care & Home Health (CMS certification number 557165), from CMS Care Compare.

Buena Vista Palliative Care & Home Health

Home health agency · Thousand Oaks, CA

3/5 Quality of Patient Care

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number557165

Medicare-Certified SinceDecember 12, 1991

Phone(805) 676-1453

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

98.6%

Patients who got better at walking or moving around

88.2%

Patients who got better at getting in and out of bed

88.1%

Patients who got better at bathing

89%

Patients whose breathing improved

80.9%

Patients who got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

80.6%

Patients checked for a flu shot for the current season

69.9%

Physician-recommended actions on medication issues completed on time

96.7%

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

98.1%

Patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury

Lower rates are better for this measure.

1.7%

New or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries (skin integrity)

Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.2%

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

267 of 335 patient episodes · observed rate 79.7%

84.79% Better Than National Rate

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after discharge

148 patient stays · observed rate 3.38%

Lower rates are better for this measure.

3.76% 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 542 episodes

1.01

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

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 Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. is 1639559552. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on June 5, 2015. The provider is doing business as Buena Vista Palliative Care and Home Health.

Where is Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. located?

Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. is located at 2545 W Hillcrest Dr Ste 130A, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. The listed phone number is (805) 676-1453.

What is Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Is Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. a Medicare-certified home health agency?

Yes. Buena Vista Palliative Care & Home Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency, certified since December 12, 1991.

What quality rating does Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. have?

CMS rates Buena Vista Palliative Care & Home Health 3 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.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Joshua Tree Healthcare, Inc. was last updated on May 29, 2025. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 14 months ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.