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Critical
OpenScore 290

ATHC - HOSPICE, LLC

8149 WALNUT GROVE RD, MECHANICSVILLE, VA, 231114517

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 152 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (MARGARET SHERRY PEMBERTON) is listed on 152 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

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 (1)

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN HOME CARE, INC.

Incorporated Nov 1, 1994

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Owners and managing parties of record

SILVERTON ABODE, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 28, 2019

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

SILVERTON ABODE HOLDING CORPORATION

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 28, 2019

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

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH HOLDINGS CORP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

SILVERTON INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 28, 2019

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

PHOENIX GUARANTOR INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

RES-CARE INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

SILVERTON HOLDINGS, INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 28, 2019

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

PHOENIX INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

ABODE HEALTHCARE, INC.

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 28, 2012

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

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

KKR PHOENIX AGGREGATOR L.P.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 48% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

KKR AMERICAS FUND XII LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 42% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

WALGREENS HOLDING COMPANY

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 20% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

WALGREEN CO

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 20% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

JAY KOEPER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 14, 2023

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

LAUREN EASTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 18, 2024

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

GEORGE J MEHFOUD

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 19, 2019

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

JAY KOEPER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 14, 2023

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

MICHAEL A MCMAUDE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 3, 2021

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

MARGARET SHERRY PEMBERTON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 3, 2021

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

JENNIFER PHIPPS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 22, 2022

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

MARGARET SHERRY PEMBERTON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 3, 2021

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

MICHAEL A MCMAUDE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 28, 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.

  • Owner is tied to 152 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

  • 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

  • ATHC - HOSPICE, LLCNPI 1033417001 · certification 491606 · 8149 WALNUT GROVE RD, MECHANICSVILLE, VA
  • ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN HOME CARE, INC.same street address in the same file

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameATHC - HOSPICE, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1033417001CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number491606CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID1658556147CMS 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 date2010-02-12CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationVACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address8149 WALNUT GROVE RDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityMECHANICSVILLECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateVACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP231114517CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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