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CARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLC

Doing business as ASCEND HOSPICE

4550 W 109TH ST, STE 210, OVERLAND PARK, KS, 662111351

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Why this was flagged

Elevated
Owner cluster

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.

  • 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

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 nameCARE ALTERNATIVES OF MISSOURI, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameASCEND HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1609915164CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number171566CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID1759292642CMS 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
Street address4550 W 109TH ST, STE 210CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityOVERLAND PARKCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateKSCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP662111351CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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