FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.
NPI 1912997263
Home Health in Rockingham, NC

Q: What is Firsthealth Of The Carolinas, Inc.'s NPI number?

The NPI number for Firsthealth Of The Carolinas, Inc. is 1912997263. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on October 27, 2005. The provider is doing business as FirstHealth Home Care - Richmond.

Q: What is Firsthealth Of The Carolinas, Inc.'s specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Firsthealth Of The Carolinas, Inc. have?

CMS rates First Health Home Care Richmond 3.5 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 October 27, 2005

3/5

Patient Care Rating

925 S LONG DR, ROCKINGHAM, NC 28379(910) 997-5800(910) 997-4170 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 5, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

Record update history: Feb 5, 2025, Dec 9, 2024, Nov 9, 2022 and 1 more (4 updates tracked since 2021).

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About Firsthealth Of The Carolinas, Inc. NPPES

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

FIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. (NPI 1912997263), doing business as Firsthealth Home Care - Richmond, is a healthcare organization registered as a home health in Rockingham, North Carolina and active in the NPI registry since October 2005. The organization lists Mickey Foster, Ceo, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1912997263

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251E00000X

Legal Business NameFIRSTHEALTH OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.

Location Address925 S LONG DRRockingham, NC 28379-4835

Mailing Address181a Westgate DrWest End, NC 27376-8033 · (910) 295-2211 · Fax (910) 295-8848

Phone(910) 997-5800

Fax(910) 997-4170

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMickey FosterCeo · (910) 715-4473

Enumeration DateOctober 27, 2005

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 5, 20254 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 5, 2025

✔ NPI 1912997263 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyHome HealthAgencies

Taxonomy Code251E00000X

License✔ Licensed in NC · HC0423

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.

925 S LONG DR, Rockingham, NC 28379

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsFirsthealth Home Care - Richmond

Other Identifiers 2

Other007AMNC · Bcbs

Medicaid3417041NC

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, Ambetter of North Carolina, Ambetter of Tennessee and more.Insurance ›

Home Health Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, patient care measures and outcomes for First Health Home Care Richmond (CMS certification number 347041), from CMS Care Compare.

First Health Home Care Richmond

Home health agency · Rockingham, NC

3.5/5 Quality of Patient Care

OwnershipNonProfit

CMS Certification Number347041

Medicare-Certified SinceJuly 25, 1972

Services Offered

Skilled nursing care Physical therapy Occupational therapy Medical social services Home health aide services

Patient Care Measures

Patients whose home health care began in a timely manner

99.6%

Patients who got better at walking or moving around

84.6%

Patients who got better at getting in and out of bed

87.8%

Patients who got better at bathing

86%

Patients whose breathing improved

89.9%

Patients who got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

80.6%

Patients checked for a flu shot for the current season

69.7%

Physician-recommended actions on medication issues completed on time

99.3%

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.

0.3%

New or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries (skin integrity)

Lower rates are better for this measure.

0.3%

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

371 of 446 patient episodes · observed rate 83.18%

87.99% Better Than National Rate

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after discharge

417 patient stays · observed rate 5.28%

Lower rates are better for this measure.

4.29% 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 485 episodes

0.84

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

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 6

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

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