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OpenScore 250

LIFE CHOICE HOSPICE OF OHIO ,LLC

Doing business as MERCY HEALTH HOSPICE BY COMPASSUS

6000 LOMBARDO CENTER, SUITE 140, SEVEN HILLS, OH, 441316906

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 162 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (FC COMPASSUS LLC) is listed on 162 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

Owners and managing parties of record

COMPASSUS BSMH OHIO LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS BSMH CLEVELAND LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

NATIONAL HOSPICE HOLDINGS OF OHIO LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 31, 2013

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS BSMH HOLDINGS LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS PARENT, INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 50% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

FC COMPASSUS LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 50% ownership · since Mar 31, 2015

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS HOLDINGS LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 50% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 50% ownership · since May 1, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS INTERMEDIATE INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 50% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TI V ASC COMPASSUS INVESTMENT AGGREGATOR LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 48.75% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TI V COMPASSUS INVESTMENT AGGREGATOR, L.P.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 24.92% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION TOWERBROOK HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 23.83% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 23.82% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION CAPITAL, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 23.82% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TOWERBROOK INVESTORS V (ONSHORE) LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 14.98% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TOWERBROOK INVESTORS V 892 LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.11% ownership · since Dec 31, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RUSSELL G ADKINS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 1, 2015

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RUSSELL G ADKINS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 1, 2015

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RANDALL S SCHWARTZ

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 10, 2018

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MICHAEL ASSELTA

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 2, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MICHAEL ASSELTA

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since May 2, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

LAURA A TEMPLETON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 12, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

LAURA A TEMPLETON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 12, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RUSSELL G ADKINS

OTHER · I · since Apr 1, 2015

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMMUNITY HOSPICES OF AMERICA, LLC.

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Feb 1, 2017

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TANYA L GUSTAFSON

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 31, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

Source timeline

Every flag on this provider is built from one or more published government files. Below is each file that contributed, the weekly pulls we have of it, and the actual records read from it.

  • Owner is tied to 162 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

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Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)5,802 records5,000 added · 1 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026

Records read from this file

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

Each value below is traced to the published file it was read from, the day we downloaded it, and the weekly version it belongs to. Open the link to check the original record yourself.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameLIFE CHOICE HOSPICE OF OHIO ,LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameMERCY HEALTH HOSPICE BY COMPASSUSCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1134471915CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number361598CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID5799921003CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeLLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2012-08-10CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationDECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address6000 LOMBARDO CENTER, SUITE 140CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CitySEVEN HILLSCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateOHCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP441316906CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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