Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 27 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (SAMUEL STERN) is listed on 27 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
2 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 2 separate Medicare-enrolled providers. Legitimate causes exist (shared medical office buildings, management companies), but dense clustering of billing entities at one address is a known fraud pattern.
Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Other providers at this street address (1)
CARETENDERS VISITING SERVICES OF DISTRICT 6, LLC
STE 502 · Incorporated Aug 6, 2003
Owners and managing parties of record
SYGS MANAGEMENT LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 29, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAMUEL STERN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 4, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAMUEL STERN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 4, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAMUEL STERN
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 4, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SYGS 2023 TRUST
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 95% ownership · since May 29, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAMUEL STERN
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 5% ownership · since May 29, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DANA CUKAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 18, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES P FLOYD
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 24, 2026
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 27 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- SYGS MANAGEMENT LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2024-05-29
- SAMUEL STERNCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2022-03-04
- SAMUEL STERNCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 100% share · since 2022-03-04
- SAMUEL STERNOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2022-03-04
- SYGS 2023 TRUST5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 95% share · since 2024-05-29
- SAMUEL STERN5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 5% share · since 2024-05-29
- DANA CUKANW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-02-18
- JAMES P FLOYDW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2026-04-24
CMS Hospice Enrollments
- 2 providers share this street address
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
- AFFINITY CARE OF CHARLOTTE AND DESOTO LLCNPI 1679335533 · certification 101574 · 18501 MURDOCK CIR, PORT CHARLOTTE, FL
- CARETENDERS VISITING SERVICES OF DISTRICT 6, LLCsame street address in the same 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.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | AFFINITY CARE OF CHARLOTTE AND DESOTO LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1679335533 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 101574 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 7416492855 | 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 | 2022-03-04 | 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 | 18501 MURDOCK CIR, STE 103 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | PORT CHARLOTTE | 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 | 339484002 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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