Why this was flagged
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)
DIRECT HEALTHCARE, INC.
Incorporated Jun 22, 1989
Owners and managing parties of record
ASHLEY PIERPOINT
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 15% ownership · since Jun 10, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATICIA RAE MORTENSEN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 5% ownership · since Dec 15, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JENNY STROUD
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 20, 1999
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENISE VIA
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · since Jun 22, 1999
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENISE VIA
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 22, 1999
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENISE VIA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 22, 1999
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 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
- DIRECT HEALTHCARE, INC.NPI 1962709998 · certification 671697 · 7402 UNIVERSITY AVE, LUBBOCK, TX
- DIRECT HEALTHCARE, INC.same street address in the same file
CMS Hospice All Owners
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- ASHLEY PIERPOINTW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 15% share · since 2019-06-10
- NATICIA RAE MORTENSENW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 5% share · since 2022-12-15
- JENNY STROUDW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 1999-07-20
- DENISE VIA5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · since 1999-06-22
- DENISE VIACORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 1999-06-22
- DENISE VIAW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 1999-06-22
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Direct Health Care Inc — 2024$687,653 paid · 39 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 | DIRECT HEALTHCARE, INC. | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1962709998 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 671697 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 8325066582 | 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 | 1989-06-23 | 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 | 7402 UNIVERSITY AVE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | LUBBOCK | 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 | 794231456 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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