Critical

OpenScore 290

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

7785 N STATE ST, LOWVILLE, NY, 133671229

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Why this was flagged

Critical

Excluded owner

An owner matches the federal exclusion list

A person or company listed as an owner or managing party of this provider matches a name on the HHS OIG list of individuals and entities excluded from federal healthcare programs. Names can coincide, so the identity must be confirmed before this means anything.

Source HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE) · record as of 18 Sept 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62

Moderate

Shared address

2 providers share this street address

This address is the registered location of 2 separate Medicare-enrolled providers. Legitimate causes exist (shared medical office buildings, management companies), but dense clustering of billing entities at one address is a known fraud pattern.

Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824

Other providers at this street address (4)

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated Aug 4, 1931

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated —

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated Aug 4, 1931

NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

Incorporated —

Owners and managing parties of record

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2013

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

JEFFREY H HELLINGER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 18, 2016

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

JEFFREY H HELLINGER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 18, 2016

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

JEFFREY H HELLINGER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 18, 2016

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

RANDY ESSENLOHR

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since May 30, 2008

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

MARGUERITE MASTASCUSA

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 1, 2012

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

RICHARD CHARTRAND

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2014

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

MICHAEL YOUNG

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 1, 2010

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

LEONARD PUZZOLI

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since May 26, 2011

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

DONALD MUSNICKI

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2015

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

MICHELE PRINCE

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 8, 2016

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

MICHELE PRINCE

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 8, 2016

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

GARY TURCK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since May 26, 2011

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

KEVIN MCARDLE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 1, 2013

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

JENNIFER JONES

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 31, 2015

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

CHARLES W TRUAX

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since May 30, 2008

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

PHILIP HATHWAY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013

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

TIMOTHY REAGAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013

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

EDWARD KNUPP

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2012

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

RAE RICE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2012

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.

CMS Hospice Enrollments

1 flag

2 providers share this street address

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

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALNPI 1366593410 · certification 331540 · 7785 N STATE ST, LOWVILLE, NY
LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALsame street address in the same file
NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.same street address in the same file

HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)

1 flag

An owner matches the federal exclusion list

Weekly refreshes

21 Sept 2026 (in use)1,000 records(running)
18 Sept 202683,953 records
18 Sept 202634,978 records(running)
18 Sept 202639,976 records(failed)
18 Sept 20261,000 records(failed)

Records read from this file

JENNIFER JONESexcluded 2016-05-19 · type 1128a1

CMS Hospice All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2013-01-01
JEFFREY H HELLINGERCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2016-10-18
JEFFREY H HELLINGERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2016-10-18
JEFFREY H HELLINGEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 0% share · since 2016-10-18
RANDY ESSENLOHRCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2008-05-30
MARGUERITE MASTASCUSACORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2012-11-01
RICHARD CHARTRANDCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2014-01-01
MICHAEL YOUNGCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2010-10-01

cms_hospice_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Lewis County General Hospital Hospice — 2024$447,377 paid · 61 patients

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.

Detail	Value	Published file	Record as of	Pulled	Version
Legal name	LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
NPI	1366593410	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number	331540	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID	2668463779	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Provider type	PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation type	OTHER	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date	1931-08-04	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporation	NY	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Street address	7785 N STATE ST	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
City	LOWVILLE	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State	NY	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP	133671229	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824

What changed

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Where this came from

CMS Hospice Enrollmentsdata as of Jul 27, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)data as of Sep 18, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62
CMS Hospice All Ownersdata as of Aug 19, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

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Record details

NPI: 1366593410
Medicare CCN: 331540
Provider type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE
Organisation type: OTHER
Incorporated: Aug 4, 1931
Incorporation state: NY
Flagged signals: 2
Last refreshed: Sep 18, 2026

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