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OpenScore 290

IMS HOSPICE CARE, INC

Doing business as IMS HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE, INC.

1302 E 8TH ST, WESLACO, TX, 785966637

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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 (1)

IMS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.

Incorporated Dec 28, 1998

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Owners and managing parties of record

WILLIAM CARLSON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 67% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

ALICIA RODRIGUEZ

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 50% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

WILLIAM CARLSON

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 34% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

LINDA A GARDNER

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

LINDA A GARDNER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 33% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

MARK CARLSON

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

MARK CARLSON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 33% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

YADIRA AMERICA PEREZ

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 25% ownership · since Nov 25, 2016

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

  • IMS HOSPICE CARE, INCNPI 1184160079 · certification 741746 · 1302 E 8TH ST, WESLACO, TX
  • IMS HOME HEALTH CARE, 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

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

  • WILLIAM CARLSONCORPORATE OFFICER · 67% share · since 2016-11-25
  • ALICIA RODRIGUEZOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 50% share · since 2016-11-25
  • WILLIAM CARLSON5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 34% share · since 2016-11-25
  • LINDA A GARDNER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2016-11-25
  • LINDA A GARDNERCORPORATE OFFICER · 33% share · since 2016-11-25
  • MARK CARLSON5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33% share · since 2016-11-25
  • MARK CARLSONCORPORATE OFFICER · 33% share · since 2016-11-25
  • YADIRA AMERICA PEREZOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 25% share · since 2016-11-25

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 nameIMS HOSPICE CARE, INCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameIMS HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE CARE, INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1184160079CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number741746CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID9335406818CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2016-11-25CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationTXCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address1302 E 8TH STCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityWESLACOCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateTXCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP785966637CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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