HOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INC
NPI 1790755932
Hospice Care, Community Based in Fort Myers, FL

Q: What is Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Hospice Care, Community Based with taxonomy code 251G00000X.

Active since January 23, 2006CLIA 10D0690224 · Waiver

9470 HEALTHPARK CIR, FORT MYERS, FL 33908(239) 482-4673(239) 482-7298 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: July 31, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc NPPES

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

HOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INC (NPI 1790755932), doing business as Hope Of Southwest Florida, Inc, is a healthcare organization registered as a hospice care, community based in Fort Myers, Florida and active in the NPI registry since January 2006. The organization holds a CLIA Waiver certificate valid through August 31, 2026 and lists Crystal Bucciarelli, Vp, Legal Services, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1790755932

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251G00000X

Legal Business NameHOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

Location Address9470 HEALTHPARK CIRFort Myers, FL 33908-3600

Mailing Address9470 Healthpark CirFort Myers, FL 33908-3600 · (239) 482-4673 · Fax (239) 482-7298

Phone(239) 482-4673

Fax(239) 482-7298

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialCrystal BucciarelliVp, Legal Services · (813) 871-8075

Enumeration DateJanuary 23, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateJuly 31, 2025

NPPES CertifiedJuly 31, 2025

✔ NPI 1790755932 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHospice Care, Community BasedAgencies

Taxonomy Code251G00000X

License✔ Licensed in FL · 5010096

9470 HEALTHPARK CIR, Fort Myers, FL 33908

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Other Names 1

Former Legal Business NameHope Of Southwest Florida, Inc

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid087535000FL

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Florida Blue (BlueCross BlueShield FL), Florida Blue HMO (a BlueCross BlueShield FL company), UnitedHealthcare.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 10D0690224

Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc · Fort Myers, FL

Active · expires Aug 31, 2026

CLIA Number10D0690224

Laboratory TypeHospice

Certificate Effective DateSeptember 1, 2024

Certificate Expiration DateAugust 31, 2026

Laboratory DirectorLuis Cortes

Laboratory Phone(813) 871-8075

Laboratory LocationHope Hospice And Community Services Inc9470 Healthpark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908

CLIA data matches this NPI record on: Address 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 Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc (CMS certification number 101516), from CMS Care Compare.

Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc

Hospice · Fort Myers, FL

OwnershipFor-Profit

CMS Certification Number101516

CMS RegionRegion 4

Medicare-Certified SinceDecember 7, 1984

Average Daily Census963patients per day on average

Location9470 Healthpark CircleFort Myers, FL 33908 · Lee County

Phone(800) 835-1673

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

48%

Assisted living facility

26%

Nursing facility

Skilled nursing facility

17%

Inpatient hospice facility

Inpatient hospital

Other locations

Patients with cancer

27%

Patients with dementia

23%

Patients with circulatory or heart disease

13%

Patients with respiratory disease

Patients with stroke

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

4630 patient stays

99.7%

Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)

4630 patient stays

97.6%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening

4630 patient stays

99.4%

Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment

1641 patient stays

86.6%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening

4630 patient stays

99.4%

Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment

1985 patient stays

98.6%

Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen

678 patient stays

97.3%

Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure

4630 patient stays

91.6%

Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life

4,146 patient stays

53.8%

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 97

3.9%

Gaps in nursing visits

National percentile 78

74%

Early live discharges

National percentile 74

9.4%

Late live discharges

National percentile 44

37.4%

Burdensome transitions, Type 1

National percentile 29

2.9%

Burdensome transitions, Type 2

National percentile 44

0.5%

Per-beneficiary spending

National percentile 29

$13,219

Nurse care minutes per routine home care days

National percentile 78

15.3 minutes

Skilled nursing minutes on weekends

National percentile 86

13.2%

Visits near death

National percentile 46

92.6%

Percentiles compare this hospice with all hospices nationally, as published 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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Internal Medicine