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High
OpenScore 160

HESTIA HOSPICE & FAMILY CARE, LLC

Doing business as HCA HOUSTON HOSPICE & FAMILY CARE

15425 NORTH FWY, STE 160, HOUSTON, TX, 770906015

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Why this was flagged

High
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 38 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (HEALTHTRUST INC - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY) is listed on 38 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

HEALTHTRUST INC - THE HOSPITAL COMPANY

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

HCA SQUARED LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

HOSPITAL CORP LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

H3OT CORP., LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

ARC THERAPY SERVICES LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 17, 2012

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

HCA HEALTHCARE INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

HEALTH AT HOME-BHS, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

HCA INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

HERCULES HOLDING II

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 25% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

FRISCO HOLDING II

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 13.25% ownership · since Jul 1, 2021

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

MANUEL TELLEZ

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 1, 2023

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

KARA WIMBERLY

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 1, 2025

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

JARROD L WATSON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jul 1, 2021

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

JARROD L WATSON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2021

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

ERIC D SMITH

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jul 1, 2021

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

LANCE A BLACKWOOD

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 1, 2025

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

BRAD WILLIAMS PARRISH

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Mar 1, 2023

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 38 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

background detail only

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

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

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 nameHESTIA HOSPICE & FAMILY CARE, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameHCA HOUSTON HOSPICE & FAMILY CARECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1548518608CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number671663CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID6800048703CMS 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 date2012-08-17CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationDECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address15425 NORTH FWY, STE 160CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityHOUSTONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateTXCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP770906015CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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