Why this was flagged
Medicare paid far more per patient than peers
In 2024 this provider was paid $24,462 per patient, against a typical $13,175 for the same kind of provider in MO. A genuinely high-need patient mix can explain some of this, but extreme per-patient billing is a classic upcoding and phantom-patient pattern.
Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Owners and managing parties of record
DONNA M. HESS
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Jun 2, 1975
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JERRY M. HESS
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Jun 2, 1975
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JERRY M. HESS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 2, 1975
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DONNA M. HESS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 2, 1975
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHARLES L. GREWELL
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2000
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KARI MELLIN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 13, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHARLES L. GREWELL
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jan 1, 2000
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KARI MELLIN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Nov 13, 2019
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
- Medicare paid far more per patient than peers
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
- INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF KANSAS CITY, INCNPI 1679910376 · certification 261653 · 3131 S STATE ROUTE 291, INDEPENDENCE, MO
CMS Hospice All Owners
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- DONNA M. HESS5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 1975-06-02
- JERRY M. HESS5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 1975-06-02
- JERRY M. HESSCORPORATE OFFICER · since 1975-06-02
- DONNA M. HESSCORPORATE OFFICER · since 1975-06-02
- CHARLES L. GREWELLW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2000-01-01
- KARI MELLINW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2019-11-13
- CHARLES L. GREWELLOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2000-01-01
- KARI MELLINOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2019-11-13
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Interim Healthcare Of Kansas City — 2024$4,305,233 paid · 176 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 | INTERIM HEALTHCARE OF KANSAS CITY, INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1679910376 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 261653 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 2769391820 | 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 | LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 1975-06-02 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | MO | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 3131 S STATE ROUTE 291, STE C | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | INDEPENDENCE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | MO | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 640572645 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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