Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 6 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (JOSEPH MALAS) is listed on 6 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
MERCY HEALTH CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOSEPH MALAS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TIMOTHY E JESSEN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DAN SCHMITT
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HEATHER MCPHERSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JACK S HARWEGER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KIMBERLY BEGGIN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MARK H WRIGHT
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AMY BAKER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 2, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRUCE BALDWIN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GLENDA KOELLER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LORNA SCHINDLER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2011
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BETH A KALNINS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RICHARD CHANG
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GARY QUINN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEPHEN KNEUBUEHL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SHOKRY S TAWFIK
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
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 6 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- MERCY HEALTH CORPORATION5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2026-01-01
- JOSEPH MALASCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2026-01-01
- TIMOTHY E JESSENCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-06-01
- DAN SCHMITTCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-01-01
- HEATHER MCPHERSONCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2015-01-01
- JACK S HARWEGERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-02-01
- KIMBERLY BEGGINCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-02-01
- MARK H WRIGHTCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2015-01-01
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
- FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITALNPI 1033146279 · certification 141560 · 773 W LINCOLN ST, FREEPORT, IL
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Fhn Hospice — 2024$1,965,167 paid · 283 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 | FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | FHN HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1033146279 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 141560 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 8426958232 | 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 | 1938-06-10 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | IL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 773 W LINCOLN ST, STE 403 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | FREEPORT | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | IL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 610324980 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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