Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 31 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) is listed on 31 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
NHC-OP LP
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 99% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 98% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.6% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HOSPICE INC
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 1% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MICHELLE D KING
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 30, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ROBERT L FORTI
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NHC-OP LP
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Dec 26, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KENT ALAN WILLETTE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 2, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HUNTER KEATON
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ALICIA G ANGLIN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 14, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAUL W SAYLOR
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAUL W SAYLOR
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SUNDAY L WATSON
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 18, 2025
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 All Owners
- Owner is tied to 31 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- NHC-OP LP5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 99% share · since 2021-06-11
- NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 98% share · since 2021-06-11
- NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 6.6% share · since 2021-06-11
- NATIONAL HOSPICE INCGENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · 1% share · since 2021-06-11
- MICHELLE D KINGW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-09-30
- ROBERT L FORTICONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-01-01
- NHC-OP LPGENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · since 2024-12-26
- KENT ALAN WILLETTEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2023-01-02
CMS Hospice Enrollments
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
- CARIS HEALTHCARENPI 1609879956 · certification 441586 · 2525 PERIMETER PLACE DR, NASHVILLE, TN
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Caris Healthcare — 2024$14,554,414 paid · 1,227 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 | CARIS HEALTHCARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CARIS HEALTHCARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1609879956 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 441586 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3577466531 | 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 | PARTNERSHIP | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 2003-08-07 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | TN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 2525 PERIMETER PLACE DR, STE 129 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | NASHVILLE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | TN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 372143691 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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