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Gentle Touch Home Care

Q: What type of organization is Gentle Touch Home Care?

Gentle Touch Home Care is registered in NPPES as a Home Health Agency (its primary provider taxonomy).

Home Health Agency in Carthage, NC · enumerated 2007 · authorized official Kerry Richardson, Director of Nursing.

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

National Provider Identifier

1487704763

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Registry record

Entity type Organization (Type 2)

Legal business name Gentle Touch Home Care

Practice address 4475 C Hwy 15501, Carthage, NC, 28327

Phone (910) 947-3805

Fax (910) 947-3895

Enumeration date Jan 11, 2007

Last updated in NPPES May 6, 2009

Taxonomy & classification

251E00000X Home Health Agency Agencies · License HC2354 (NC) Primary

Authorized official

Name Kerry Richardson

Title Director of Nursing

Phone (910) 947-3805

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
3409553	Medicaid	NC	-

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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Frequently asked questions

What type of organization is Gentle Touch Home Care?

Gentle Touch Home Care is registered in NPPES as a Home Health Agency (its primary provider taxonomy).

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.

Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2009-05-06.