Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 16 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (SYED M A JAMAL) is listed on 16 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
ANI GOPALAKRISHNAN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 15, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANI GOPALAKRISHNAN
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 15, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANI GOPALAKRISHNAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 15, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SYED M A JAMAL
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 2, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LARRY BARTHEL
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jun 27, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANI GOPALAKRISHNAN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jun 27, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LARRY BARTHEL
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 27, 2025
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 16 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- ANI GOPALAKRISHNANCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2014-10-15
- ANI GOPALAKRISHNAN5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2014-10-15
- ANI GOPALAKRISHNANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2014-10-15
- SYED M A JAMALCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2025-12-02
- LARRY BARTHELOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2025-06-27
- ANI GOPALAKRISHNANOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2025-06-27
- LARRY BARTHELW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2025-06-27
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
- WKM HOSPICE LLCNPI 1033669973 · certification 971539 · 910 HENSLEE DR, EULESS, TX
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Avatar Healthcare — 2024$485,159 paid · 20 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 | WKM HOSPICE LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | AVATAR HEALTHCARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1033669973 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 971539 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 6901148568 | 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 | 910 HENSLEE DR | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | EULESS | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | TX | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 760405332 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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