PREFERRED HOSPICE INC.
NPI 1730293614
Internal Medicine - Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Cedar Bluff, VA

Q: What is Preferred Hospice Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Preferred Hospice Inc. is 1730293614. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on August 18, 2006. The provider is doing business as Legacy Hospice & Palliative Care.

Q: What is Preferred Hospice Inc.'s specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Internal Medicine, specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, with taxonomy code 207RH0002X.

Active since August 18, 2006CLIA 49D1035673 · Waiver

128 GLENWOOD ST, CEDAR BLUFF, VA 24609(276) 596-9181(276) 596-9182 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: April 13, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 16, 2026.

Record update history: Apr 13, 2026, Nov 14, 2024, Feb 27, 2023 (3 updates tracked since 2023).

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About Preferred Hospice Inc. NPPES

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

PREFERRED HOSPICE INC. (NPI 1730293614), doing business as Legacy Hospice & Palliative Care, is a healthcare organization registered as a hospice and palliative medicine in Cedar Bluff, Virginia and active in the NPI registry since August 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through January 6, 2027 and lists Tammie Shelton Vencill, Administrator, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1730293614

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy207RH0002X

Legal Business NamePREFERRED HOSPICE INC.

Location Address128 GLENWOOD STCedar Bluff, VA 24609-9440

Mailing Address128 Glenwood StCedar Bluff, VA 24609-9440 · (276) 596-9181 · Fax (276) 596-9182

Phone(276) 596-9181

Fax(276) 596-9182

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialTammie Shelton VencillAdministrator · (276) 596-9181

Enumeration DateAugust 18, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateApril 13, 20263 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedApril 13, 2026

✔ NPI 1730293614 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 4

★ Primary SpecialtyInternal Medicine · Hospice and Palliative MedicineAllopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Taxonomy Code207RH0002X

Definition

An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.

Also ListedNurse PractitionerTaxonomy 363L00000X

Also ListedNurse Practitioner · FamilyTaxonomy 363LF0000X

Also ListedNurse Practitioner · GerontologyTaxonomy 363LG0600X

128 GLENWOOD ST, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsLegacy Hospice & Palliative Care

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid010147565VA

Group Practice 1

Group TaxonomyThis provider is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, who practice with different areas of specialization.193200000X MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

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 49D1035673

Preferred Hospice, Inc Dba Legacy Hospice · Cedar Bluff, VA

Active · expires Jan 6, 2027

CLIA Number49D1035673

Laboratory TypeHospice

Certificate Effective DateJanuary 7, 2025

Certificate Expiration DateJanuary 6, 2027

Laboratory DirectorTammie S. Vencill

Laboratory Phone(276) 596-9181

Laboratory LocationPreferred Hospice, Inc Dba Legacy Hospice128 Glenwood Drive, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: 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 Legacy Hospice & Palliative Care (CMS certification number 491572), from CMS Care Compare.

Legacy Hospice & Palliative Care

Hospice · Richlands, VA

OwnershipFor-Profit

CMS Certification Number491572

CMS RegionRegion 3

Medicare-Certified SinceJanuary 20, 2005

Average Daily Census46patients per day on average

Location1963 Second StreetRichlands, VA 24641 · Tazewell County

Phone(276) 596-9181

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

65%

Assisted living facility

22%

Nursing facility

Skilled nursing facility

Patients with cancer

28%

Patients with dementia

15%

Patients with circulatory or heart disease

Patients with respiratory disease

13%

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

246 patient stays

100%

Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)

246 patient stays

100%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening

246 patient stays

98%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment

165 patient stays

99.4%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening

246 patient stays

99.2%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment

189 patient stays

98.4%

Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen

118 patient stays

100%

Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure

246 patient stays

95.5%

Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life

285 patient stays

65.3%

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.

10/10

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

CHC/GIP provided

National percentile 51

Gaps in nursing visits

National percentile 17

28.6%

Early live discharges

National percentile 88

13.2%

Late live discharges

National percentile 11

21.1%

Burdensome transitions, Type 1

National percentile 64

9.2%

Burdensome transitions, Type 2

National percentile 83

3.9%

Per-beneficiary spending

National percentile 11

$9,417

Nurse care minutes per routine home care days

National percentile 98

24.2 minutes

Skilled nursing minutes on weekends

National percentile 52

8.1%

Visits near death

National percentile 91

98.8%

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

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 5

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

ASHLEIGH FRAZIER APRN

Nurse Practitioner (Gerontology)