Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 12 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (WILLIAM L MCARDLE) is listed on 12 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
WILLIAM L MCARDLE AND ANGELA POPE MCARDLE FAMILY LIVING TRUST
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 16, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILLIAM L MCARDLE AND ANGELA POPE MCARDLE FAMILY LIVING TRUST
OTHER · O · 70% ownership · since Aug 31, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MCARDLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 70% ownership · since Aug 31, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RAY GOMEZ
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 50% ownership · since Nov 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILLIAM L MCARDLE
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 50% ownership · since Aug 31, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRIDGET P MCARDLE
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 35% ownership · since Aug 31, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILLIAM L MCARDLE
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 35% ownership · since Aug 31, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GOMEZ HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 30% ownership · since Nov 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RAY GOMEZ
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 30% ownership · since Nov 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
IRMA HERRERA
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 2, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CARL J BLOND
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 20, 2016
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 12 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- WILLIAM L MCARDLE AND ANGELA POPE MCARDLE FAMILY LIVING TRUST5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2016-08-16
- WILLIAM L MCARDLE AND ANGELA POPE MCARDLE FAMILY LIVING TRUSTOTHER · 70% share · since 2016-08-31
- MCARDLE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 70% share · since 2016-08-31
- RAY GOMEZOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 50% share · since 2018-11-01
- WILLIAM L MCARDLEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 50% share · since 2016-08-31
- BRIDGET P MCARDLE5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 35% share · since 2016-08-31
- WILLIAM L MCARDLE5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 35% share · since 2016-08-31
- GOMEZ HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 30% share · since 2018-11-01
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
- ECHO HOSPICE LLCNPI 1902280746 · certification 741591 · 8637 FREDERICKSBURG RD. BLD 4, SAN ANTONIO, TX
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Trinity Hospice — 2024$20,464,269 paid · 1,085 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 | ECHO HOSPICE LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | TRINITY HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1902280746 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 741591 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 8022324052 | 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 | 2016-07-15 | 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 | 8637 FREDERICKSBURG RD. BLD 4, STE 401 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | SAN ANTONIO | 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 | 78240 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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