Why this was flagged
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 Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a
Owner is tied to 9 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (ROBERT GRIFFITH) is listed on 9 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
Other providers at this street address (1)
UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN PA
STE 102 · Incorporated May 22, 1986
Owners and managing parties of record
UPMC COMMUNITY PROVIDER SERVICES
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 30, 2019
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
RICHARD JOHN WADAS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
RICHARD JOHN WADAS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHRISTINE KASPER
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHRISTINE KASPER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHARLES A BECHTOLD
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MELANIE SMITH-FORTNEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MELANIE SMITH-FORTNEY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ROBERT GRIFFITH
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ROBERT GRIFFITH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
LAURIE A KARSTETTER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2025
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CRISTINE D STROKER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
BRYANT WESLEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
BRYANT WESLEY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 1, 2018
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JENNIFER L VENNARE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JENNIFER L VENNARE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JENNIFER L VENNARE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
VICKIE HARDY LEONE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
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 9 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- UPMC COMMUNITY PROVIDER SERVICES5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2019-05-30
- RICHARD JOHN WADASCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2024-07-01
- RICHARD JOHN WADASCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-07-01
- CHRISTINE KASPERCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2024-07-01
- CHRISTINE KASPERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-07-01
- CHARLES A BECHTOLDW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-07-01
- MELANIE SMITH-FORTNEYCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2024-07-01
- MELANIE SMITH-FORTNEYCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-07-01
- 2 providers share this street address
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)11,494 records11,494 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
- 18 Sept 20261,000 records1,000 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026(running)
Records read from this file
- UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN PANPI 1881004026 · certification 397157B · 310 FRENCH ST, ERIE, PA
- UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN PAsame street address in the same 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.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | UPMC HOME HEALTHCARE OF WESTERN PA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1881004026 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 397157B | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 9032029020 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Incorporation date | 1986-05-22 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State of incorporation | PA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Street address | 310 FRENCH ST, STE 102 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | ERIE | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | PA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 165071539 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
What changed
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