Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 149 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC) is listed on 149 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)
JOSHUA TREE HEALTHCARE INC
STE 130A · Incorporated —
Owners and managing parties of record
CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
THE PENNANT GROUP INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRENT MILLS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 26, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRENT GUERISOLI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 9, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KATHRYN WILTFONG
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 15, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DEIDRE FRYE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 15, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BETH GAMA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 15, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOHN J GOCHNOUR
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 26, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ELISE L BUKONT
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AMBER TUELLER
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 26, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ARPINE ADAMYAN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 15, 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 149 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2015-07-01
- THE PENNANT GROUP INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2019-10-01
- BRENT MILLSCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2026-03-26
- BRENT GUERISOLICORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2022-11-09
- KATHRYN WILTFONGW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-04-15
- DEIDRE FRYEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-04-15
- BETH GAMAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-04-15
- JOHN J GOCHNOURCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2024-09-26
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
- VESPER HEALTHCARE, INC.NPI 1841679651 · certification 051787 · 2545 W HILLCREST DR, THOUSAND OAKS, CA
- JOSHUA TREE HEALTHCARE INCsame street address in the same file
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Buena Vista Hospice — 2024$7,694,635 paid · 457 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 | VESPER HEALTHCARE, INC. | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | BUENA VISTA HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1841679651 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 051787 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 5799938957 | 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 | 2012-11-28 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | NV | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 2545 W HILLCREST DR, STE 130 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | THOUSAND OAKS | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 913202297 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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