EXCEL HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC
NPI 1972627909
Home Health in Hammond, LA

Q: What is Excel Home Health Services, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Excel Home Health Services, Inc is 1972627909. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 16, 2007. The provider is doing business as Elara Caring.

Q: What is Excel Home Health Services, Inc's specialty?

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

Q: What quality rating does Excel Home Health Services, Inc have?

CMS rates Elara Caring 4 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 March 16, 2007

4/5

Patient Care Rating

109 W MINNESOTA PARK RD STE 6, HAMMOND, LA 70403(985) 340-8000(985) 340-8004 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: February 5, 2026. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 30, 2026.

Record update history: Feb 5, 2026, Oct 10, 2025, Oct 9, 2024 and 10 more (13 updates tracked since 2016).

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About Excel Home Health Services, Inc NPPES

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

EXCEL HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC (NPI 1972627909), doing business as Elara Caring, is a healthcare organization registered as a home health in Hammond, Louisiana and active in the NPI registry since March 2007. The organization maintains a secondary practice location in Franklinton and lists Angel Stansbury, Dir License & Regulatory Compliance, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1972627909

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy251E00000X

Legal Business NameEXCEL HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC

Location Address109 W MINNESOTA PARK RD STE 6Hammond, LA 70403-6130

Mailing Address3010 Lyndon B Johnson Fwy Ste 1100Dallas, TX 75234-2712 · (800) 379-1600 · Fax (903) 537-8470

Phone(985) 340-8000

Fax(985) 340-8004

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialAngel StansburyDir License & Regulatory Compliance · (337) 344-2141

Enumeration DateMarch 16, 2007

Last NPPES UpdateFebruary 5, 202613 updates tracked since enumeration

NPPES CertifiedFebruary 5, 2026

✔ NPI 1972627909 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.

109 W MINNESOTA PARK RD STE 6, Hammond, LA 70403

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Other Names 1

Doing Business AsElara Caring

Secondary Practice Location 1

Location 1975 Pearl StFranklinton, LA 70438-1733 · Phone (985) 795-3223

Other Identifiers 1

Medicaid1406732LA

Accepted Insurance

The full list of accepted plans is on the Insurance tab. Issuers include Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Magnolia Health and more.Insurance ›

Home Health Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality ratings, patient care measures and outcomes for Elara Caring (CMS certification number 197417), from CMS Care Compare.

Elara Caring

Home health agency · Hammond, LA

4/5 Quality of Patient Care

OwnershipProprietary

CMS Certification Number197417

Medicare-Certified SinceSeptember 5, 1991

Phone(985) 549-0865

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

100%

Patients who got better at walking or moving around

94%

Patients who got better at getting in and out of bed

92.9%

Patients who got better at bathing

96.4%

Patients whose breathing improved

91.8%

Patients who got better at taking their drugs correctly by mouth

87.1%

Patients checked for a flu shot for the current season

66.6%

Physician-recommended actions on medication issues completed on time

93.1%

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

99.6%

Patients experiencing one or more falls with major injury

Lower rates are better for this measure.

New or worsened pressure ulcers or injuries (skin integrity)

Lower rates are better for this measure.

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

206 of 284 patient episodes · observed rate 72.54%

79.75% Same As National Rate

Potentially preventable hospital readmissions after discharge

112 patient stays · observed rate 1.79%

Lower rates are better for this measure.

3.49% 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 714 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 Excel Home Health Services, Inc's NPI number?

The NPI number for Excel Home Health Services, Inc is 1972627909. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on March 16, 2007. The provider is doing business as Elara Caring.

Where is Excel Home Health Services, Inc located?

Excel Home Health Services, Inc is located at 109 W Minnesota Park Rd Ste 6, Hammond, LA 70403. The listed phone number is (985) 340-8000.

What is Excel Home Health Services, Inc's specialty?

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

Is Excel Home Health Services, Inc a Medicare-certified home health agency?

Yes. Elara Caring is a Medicare-certified home health agency, certified since September 5, 1991.

What quality rating does Excel Home Health Services, Inc have?

CMS rates Elara Caring 4 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.

What insurance does Excel Home Health Services, Inc accept?

Health plans from Ambetter from Arkansas Health & Wellness, Ambetter from Louisiana Healthcare Connections, Ambetter from Magnolia Health, Ambetter from Superior HealthPlan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and 2 other insurers list Excel Home Health Services, Inc as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Excel Home Health Services, Inc was last updated on February 5, 2026. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 6 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.