Why this was flagged
Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $83,260,625, against a typical payment of $2,031,868 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.
Source Medicare Hospice Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 5f1f87
Owner is tied to 9 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (RHONDA G WHITE) is listed on 9 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
CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 9, 2009
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHARLES O LEE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 26, 2012
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHARLES O LEE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 26, 2012
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MARK STARCHER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 1, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TODD A WEBB
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 5, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RHONDA G WHITE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Mar 1, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
VALERIE ZOLMAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TIGE R BUCHANAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 30, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WENDY Y TERRY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jul 9, 2009
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ROBERT P ADRID
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILLIAM R MASK
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES NOVELL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2013
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 9 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INCOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2009-07-09
- CHARLES O LEECORPORATE OFFICER · since 2012-01-26
- CHARLES O LEEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2012-01-26
- MARK STARCHERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2014-10-01
- TODD A WEBBCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2016-12-05
- RHONDA G WHITECORPORATE OFFICER · since 2014-03-01
- VALERIE ZOLMANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2019-10-01
- TIGE R BUCHANANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2015-09-30
- Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)6,134 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026
- 18 Sept 20261,000 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026(running)
Records read from this file
- Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care Inc — 2024$83,260,625 paid · 6,570 patients
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
- CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INCNPI 1619028313 · certification 101525 · 2445 LANE PARK ROAD, TAVARES, FL
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 | CORNERSTONE HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CORNERSTONE HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1619028313 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 101525 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 5597818435 | 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 | CORPORATION | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 1988-07-28 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | FL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 2445 LANE PARK ROAD | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | TAVARES | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | FL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 327789648 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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