Moderate

OpenScore 40

LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM

401 PRAIRIE AVE NE, STAPLES, MN, 564793201

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Why this was flagged

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 (2)

LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM

Incorporated —

LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM

Incorporated Feb 24, 1997

Owners and managing parties of record

MELISSA BETH LINDOW

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Aug 27, 2023

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

BILLY JOE HAEHNEL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Nov 1, 2015

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

JOSEPH THOMAS REYCRAFT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Aug 28, 2022

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

JOSEPH THOMAS REYCRAFT

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Aug 28, 2022

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

CURTIS EUGENE MCILRAVY

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2014

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

CURTIS EUGENE MCILRAVY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2014

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

RYAN DAVID KRAY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 1, 2021

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

ROBERT MICHAEL MUELLER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 25, 2015

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

ROBERT MICHAEL MUELLER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 25, 2015

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

SARA JANE GROVE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 24, 2014

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

CRAIG THOMAS WOLHOWE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 11, 1997

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

CRAIG THOMAS WOLHOWE

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jun 11, 1997

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

ALICIA KAY BAUMAN

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Oct 9, 2022

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

MARY MARTHA THEURER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2010

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

ELIZABETH ANN POTTRATZ

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2023

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

LISA MARIE BJERGA

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 1, 2022

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

LISA MARIE BJERGA

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Mar 7, 2016

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

KAITLYN ROSE SCHOECK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 7, 2017

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

LANA ELLEN HANSEN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2008

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

RONALD ALVIN STORBAKKEN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2000

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

FRANZ HARRY ACHERMANN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2025

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

KATHLEEN MARIE DOBSON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 1, 2014

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

JAMES ALAN ROEDER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 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

MARY ANN FITCHER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2025

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

BRAD RICHARD ANDERSON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Aug 13, 2014

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

AMY JO BRICHACEK

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

EMIL PAUL WICHT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 1973

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

MELISSA SUE DANIELS

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 15, 2016

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

MICHAEL LEE AUSTIN

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Dec 30, 2024

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

NORMAN HAROLD KRAUSE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2018

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

DANIEL JOHN DOUTS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 1, 2024

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

SUSAN KAY PEET

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

WADE THOMAS SWENSON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2023

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

LINDSAY RAE LEVEILLE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2023

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

CHRISTINE SARA ALBRECHT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 30, 2009

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

SARAH ANN JENNISSEN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2024

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

BEVERLY JEAN HOEMBERG

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 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

JEF RICHARD CICHOS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 1, 2016

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

SARAH JANE BAUMGARTNER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jul 1, 2024

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

1 flag

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

LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEMNPI 1922099092 · certification 241559 · 401 PRAIRIE AVE NE, STAPLES, MN
LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEMsame street address in the same file

CMS Hospice All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

MELISSA BETH LINDOWOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2023-08-27
BILLY JOE HAEHNELCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2015-11-01
JOSEPH THOMAS REYCRAFTCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2022-08-28
JOSEPH THOMAS REYCRAFTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2022-08-28
CURTIS EUGENE MCILRAVYCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2014-07-01
CURTIS EUGENE MCILRAVYCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2014-07-01
RYAN DAVID KRAYCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-10-01
ROBERT MICHAEL MUELLERCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2015-06-25

cms_hospice_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Lakewood Health System Hospice — 2024$706,399 paid · 95 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	LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
NPI	1922099092	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number	241559	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID	1052229671	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	1997-04-01	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporation	MN	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Street address	401 PRAIRIE AVE NE	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
City	STAPLES	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State	MN	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP	564793201	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824

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Where this came from

CMS Hospice Enrollmentsdata as of Jul 27, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
CMS Hospice All Ownersdata as of Aug 19, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

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Record details

NPI: 1922099092
Medicare CCN: 241559
Provider type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE
Organisation type: CORPORATION
Incorporated: Apr 1, 1997
Incorporation state: MN
Flagged signals: 1
Last refreshed: Sep 18, 2026

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