Why this was flagged
An owner matches the federal exclusion list
A person or company listed as an owner or managing party of this provider matches a name on the HHS OIG list of individuals and entities excluded from federal healthcare programs. Names can coincide, so the identity must be confirmed before this means anything.
Source HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE) · record as of 18 Sept 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62
Owner is tied to 34 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (ALEXANDER FERNANDEZ) is listed on 34 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
VITAS HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 27, 2001
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 27, 2001
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHEMED CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 27, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
COMFORT CARE HOLDINGS COMPANY
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 27, 2001
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KEVIN MCNAMARA
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 33% ownership · since Feb 24, 2004
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANNETTE PEREZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 19, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRIAN JUDKINS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 31, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRIAN JUDKINS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 31, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NICOLE M JAMISON
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 1, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOEL WHERLEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 11, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOEL WHERLEY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 11, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ALEXANDER FERNANDEZ
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 23, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MICHAEL WITZEMAN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 8, 2024
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 34 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- VITAS HOSPICE SERVICES, LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2001-04-27
- VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2001-04-27
- CHEMED CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2021-04-27
- COMFORT CARE HOLDINGS COMPANY5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2001-04-27
- KEVIN MCNAMARACORPORATE DIRECTOR · 33% share · since 2004-02-24
- ANNETTE PEREZW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2021-01-19
- BRIAN JUDKINSCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2020-08-31
- BRIAN JUDKINSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2020-08-31
- An owner matches the federal exclusion list
Weekly refreshes
- 21 Sept 2026 (in use)1,000 records(running)
- 18 Sept 202683,953 records
- 18 Sept 202634,978 records(running)
- 18 Sept 202639,976 records(failed)
- 18 Sept 20261,000 records(failed)
Records read from this file
- ALEXANDER FERNANDEZexcluded 2022-03-20 · type 1128a1
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
- VITAS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, LPNPI 1659410850 · certification 451536 · 3131 EASTSIDE, HOUSTON, TX
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Vitas Healthcare Of Texas L P — 2024$10,183,807 paid · 692 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 | VITAS HEALTHCARE OF TEXAS, LP | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1659410850 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 451536 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 6002853488 | 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 | 2001-04-27 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | TX | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 3131 EASTSIDE, SUITE 200 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | HOUSTON | 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 | 77098 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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