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People Helping People Health Care Services

In Home Supportive Care Agency in Alexandria, LA · enumerated 2013 · authorized official Teneshelia Pickens, Owner.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1255671616

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name People Helping People Health Care Services

Practice address 1310 Rapides Ave, Alexandria, LA, 71301

Phone (318) 955-0022

Enumeration date Feb 21, 2013

Last updated in NPPES Feb 21, 2013

Taxonomy & classification

253Z00000X In Home Supportive Care Agency Agencies Primary

Authorized official

Name Teneshelia Pickens

Title Owner

Phone (318) 955-0022

What is an NPI number?

A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit number that CMS assigns to every U.S. healthcare provider and organization under HIPAA. Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers; Type 2 NPIs identify organizations. The NPI appears on insurance claims, prescriptions, and credentialing paperwork, and never changes, even if the provider moves or changes specialty.

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What is a Type 2 NPI?

A Type 2 NPI identifies an organization (group practice, hospital, pharmacy, lab), while Type 1 NPIs identify individual providers. Organizations bill under their Type 2 NPI.

What type of organization is People Helping People Health Care Services?

People Helping People Health Care Services is registered in NPPES as a In Home Supportive Care Agency (its primary provider taxonomy).

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2013-02-21.