MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider in LOS ANGELES, CA (CCN B51679), certified since 2023-04-29. Fonteum publishes CMS identity and certification data for this provider, each field chained to the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (yc9t-dgbk). CMS removed hospice quality star ratings in May 2026; quality measures are not scheduled to return until February 2028.
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Data last updated: 2026-05-07 · Source: CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) · View on Medicare.gov
What is MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE's certification and identity data?
Fonteum publishes CMS identity and certification fields for MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE, each chained to the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information dataset (yc9t-dgbk).
How does Fonteum cover hospice provider quality data?
Fonteum indexes quality data from 23 federal source families, including all six CMS Care Compare facility programs. Each CCN is keyed to its primary CMS dataset — every field traced to a source row and reporting period.
CMS Care Compare · 6 facility types · data.cms.gov · US Government Work
How does Fonteum connect this hospice provider to its sources?
MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE (CCN B51679) is identified across CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) published on data.cms.gov. Every field on this page is chained to its source dataset and row.
How is this hospice provider’s data sourced and attested?
Each field on this page is sourced from the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) published on data.cms.gov — a US Government Work. Fonteum re-publishes each value with a provenance record identifying the federal source, release date, and redistribution basis.
- Source acquisition — download the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) file from data.cms.gov.
- Entity resolution — key every row to the hospice provider’s CMS Certification Number (CCN B51679).
- Field projection — extract the fields shown on this page.
- Quality checks — drop rows CMS suppresses or marks not available.
- Chain attestation — sign each field into the Fonteum provenance graph.
Read the full Fonteum provenance methodology or browse the 23 federal source families behind every page.
Which CMS datasets back this page?
- CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) · archived copyCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARECenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · US Government Work
Frequently asked questions
- What is MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE?
- MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider located in LOS ANGELES, CA, identified by CMS Certification Number B51679. Hospice care provides comfort-focused medical and support services for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, and Medicare certification means the facility meets federal conditions of participation set by CMS.
- When did MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE receive Medicare certification?
- MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE received Medicare certification on 2023-04-29, according to CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (dataset yc9t-dgbk). Certification date is the date the facility first enrolled in the Medicare program and began accepting Medicare-covered hospice patients.
- Who owns MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE?
- Ownership type for MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE is not present in the current CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information snapshot. When CMS publishes it, Fonteum will chain it to the source row like every other field on this page.
- Does MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE have a CMS star rating?
- No star rating is published for MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. CMS removed hospice quality star ratings from Care Compare in May 2026 as part of a scheduled program revision. New quality measures are not expected to be published until February 2028. Fonteum will surface quality ratings when CMS reintroduces them.
- What CMS region is MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE in?
- MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE is in CMS Region 9. CMS divides the United States into 10 administrative regions; the region number reflects which CMS regional office oversees the facility's certification and compliance.
- What is CMS Certification Number B51679?
- CMS Certification Number B51679 is the unique federal identifier Medicare assigns to MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. The CCN links this facility across all CMS datasets — Care Compare, the Provider of Services file, and cost report filings — and is how Fonteum joins MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE's records across its source families.
Related facilities and datasets
MEDIQ HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE is a Medicare-certified hospice provider identified by CMS Certification Number B51679. Data sourced from the CMS Care Compare Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk) (data.cms.gov), a US Government Work. Methodology · Report an error · Medicare.gov