PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE – NPI #1932627338
Family Medicine
A family 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.
PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE is a provider located in BATON ROUGE, LA. NPPES has assigned the NPI number 1932627338 to PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE on September 06, 2017. It is a Type-2 NPI, indicating this NPI number is associated with an organization. Since the name “PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE” is a dba name, the actual legal business name for this organization is HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE. This provider is also associated with 2 additional names listed below. The primary taxonomy selected by this provider is 207QH0002X from the Health Care Provider Taxonomy code set, which is classified as Family Medicine, specializing in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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NPI Profile for
HOSPICE FOUNDATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE
(about 9 years ago)
All associated names:
PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE
The Hospice of Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806 Phone: (225) 767-4673 Fax: (225) 769-8113
CEO
Phone: (225) 767-4673
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Identifiers for PALLIATIVE CARE OF BATON ROUGE
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| Description | Issuer | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEDICAID | LA | 1580121 |
A taxonomy code is a code that describes the health care service provider's type, classification, and the area of specialization. The primary specialty for this provider is indicated as (Primary) below.
| Taxonomy Classification / Specialization | State | License |
|---|---|---|
| 207QH0002X - Family Medicine / Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Primary) |
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