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Critical
OpenScore 290

CARE FIRST HOSPICE, LLC

Doing business as COMPASSUS - SOUTHERN ALABAMA

2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE RD, STE 9, PELL CITY, AL, 351282393

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 162 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (FC COMPASSUS LLC) is listed on 162 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

Moderate
Shared address

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)

ST. VINCENT'S HOME HEALTH, LLC

STE 7 · Incorporated Mar 31, 2011

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Owners and managing parties of record

COMPASSUS AAH HOLDINGS LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

FC COMPASSUS LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS PARENT, INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS INTERMEDIATE INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS HOLDINGS LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

COMPASSUS AAH HOLDINGS OF ALABAMA LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TI V ASC COMPASSUS INVESTMENT AGGREGATOR LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 97.5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION TOWERBROOK HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 47.66% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION CAPITAL LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 47.63% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 47.63% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TI V COMPASSUS INVESTMENT AGGREGATOR, L.P.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 24.92% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TOWERBROOK INVESTORS V (ONSHORE) LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 14.98% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TOWERBROOK INVESTORS V 892 LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.11% ownership · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

WASHINGTON STATE INVESTMENT BOARD

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.28% ownership · since Oct 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

STEPHEN BRADFORD FORTSON

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 12, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

LAURA A TEMPLETON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 12, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DAVID F GRAMS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 31, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RUSSELL G ADKINS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jul 1, 2020

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RANDY S SELF

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DAVID F GRAMS

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jan 31, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

LAURA A TEMPLETON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 12, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RUSSELL G ADKINS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2020

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.

  • Owner is tied to 162 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

  • 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

  • CARE FIRST HOSPICE, LLCNPI 1437209277 · certification 011514 · 2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE RD, PELL CITY, AL
  • ST. VINCENT'S HOME HEALTH, LLCsame street address in the same file

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameCARE FIRST HOSPICE, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameCOMPASSUS - SOUTHERN ALABAMACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1437209277CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number011514CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID9537204854CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeLLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2009-11-03CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationALCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address2401 STEMLEY BRIDGE RD, STE 9CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityPELL CITYCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateALCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP351282393CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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