Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 11 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (DAVID BARUCH) is listed on 11 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
CARE ALTERNATIVES HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 1, 2008
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHRISTOPHER B GEHA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Nov 10, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
VICTORIA SANTOS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Feb 19, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DAVID BARUCH
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since May 30, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CARE SOLUTIONS LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JILL RECKER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Nov 10, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HRP CAPITAL, INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 91.91% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HEALTH RESOURCE PARTNER LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 71.91% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NORTH AMERICAN MEDICAL MANAGEMENT -NEW JERSEY INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 71.91% ownership · since Jun 13, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DES-I 2016 GRAT
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 46.78% ownership · since Jul 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CARE ONE ANCILLARY HOLDINGS, LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 28.09% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DANIEL E STRAUS
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 23.52% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DLJ CREDIT LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.13% ownership · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AG HRP EQUITY LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Mar 1, 2011
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STRAUS MEDICAL PARTNERS LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AG HRP LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ALTA PARTNERS DISCOUNT CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE HOLDINGS LTD
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
REDWOOD DOMESTIC FUND LP
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CARE ONE LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jun 10, 2003
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 11 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- CARE ALTERNATIVES HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2008-12-01
- CHRISTOPHER B GEHAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2022-11-10
- VICTORIA SANTOSW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2025-02-19
- DAVID BARUCHW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2023-05-30
- CARE SOLUTIONS LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2003-06-10
- JILL RECKERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2022-11-10
- HRP CAPITAL, INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 91.91% share · since 2003-06-10
- HEALTH RESOURCE PARTNER LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 71.91% share · since 2003-06-10
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
- CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLCNPI 1609915164 · certification 171566 · 4550 W 109TH ST, OVERLAND PARK, KS
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Ascend Hospice — 2024$17,126,772 paid · 966 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 | CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | ASCEND HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1609915164 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 171566 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 1759292642 | 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 |
| Street address | 4550 W 109TH ST, STE 210 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | OVERLAND PARK | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | KS | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 662111351 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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