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COMFORT CARE HOSPICE LLC

Doing business as AVEANNA HOSPICE OF ANDALUSIA

820 S THREE NOTCH ST, STE C, ANDALUSIA, AL, 364205360

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 126 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (AVEANNA HEALTHCARE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC) is listed on 126 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

AVEANNA HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

AVEANNA HEALTHCARE SENIOR SERVICES LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

AVEANNA HEALTHCARE LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

AVEANNA HEALTHCARE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

BCPE EAGLE INVESTOR, L.P.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 42.42% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

BAIN CAPITAL FUND XI LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 36.04% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

J.H. WHITNEY VII LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 16.36% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

PSA HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT HOLDING LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 8.17% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

HAMILTON LANE CO-INVESTMENT FUND III HOLDINGS - 2 LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.62% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

NUT TREE MASTER FUND LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.43% ownership · since Dec 31, 2023

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

PEA WASHINGTON HOLDINGS, LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.54% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

BCIP ASSOCIATES IV US L.P.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.43% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

MATTHEW BUCKHALTER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 7, 2023

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

JERROLD PERCHIK

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 29, 2024

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

MATTHEW BUCKHALTER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 7, 2023

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

DEBORAH STEWART

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 7, 2023

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

JOANNE MARIE SMITH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 1, 2023

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

JEFFREY SHANER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 10, 2021

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

JEFFREY SHANER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2023

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

KIMBERLY RAY

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 6, 2022

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

1 flag
  • Owner is tied to 126 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

background detail only

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

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this 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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameCOMFORT CARE HOSPICE LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameAVEANNA HOSPICE OF ANDALUSIACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1649235706CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number011597CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID9133038243CMS 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 date1999-09-29CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationALCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address820 S THREE NOTCH ST, STE CCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityANDALUSIACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateALCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP364205360CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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