Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 5 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (ROBERT TONKINSON) is listed on 5 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
ROBERT TONKINSON
CORPORATE OFFICER · 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
MARY ZIRKLE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 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
HILARY F BASHAM
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 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 SENENIG
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 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
RHETTA WATKINS
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
CYNTHIA D GUNNOE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 25, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
APRIL CHEEK-MESSIER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TIMOTHY L HAYDEN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 25, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RICHARD J TUGMAN
CORPORATE OFFICER · 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
JANICE ELAINE LUTH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 25, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRENDA L STOKES
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TIMOTHY FRITZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DANA T GARRETT
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENNY HUFF
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · 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
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 5 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- ROBERT TONKINSONCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2025-01-01
- MARY ZIRKLECORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-01-01
- HILARY F BASHAMCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-01-01
- DAVID SENENIGCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2024-01-01
- RHETTA WATKINSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2025-01-01
- CYNTHIA D GUNNOECORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2018-01-25
- APRIL CHEEK-MESSIERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2026-01-01
- TIMOTHY L HAYDENCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2018-01-25
CMS Hospice Enrollments
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
- BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITALNPI 1770576118 · certification 491552 · 1621 WHITFIELD DRIVE, BEDFORD, VA
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Centra Bedford Hospice — 2024$1,770,329 paid · 161 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 | BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CENTRA BEDFORD HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1770576118 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 491552 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3678482700 | 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 | LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 2014-05-20 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | VA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 1621 WHITFIELD DRIVE, SUITE C | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | BEDFORD | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | VA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 245232636 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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