Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 6 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (HCF, INC) is listed on 6 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
Owners and managing parties of record
HCF HOMECARE INC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
HCF, INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KERRI A. RO
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.06% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KRISTEN S.
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.06% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KYLE J. UNV
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.06% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KENDRA M. U
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.06% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KEVAN R. UN
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 7.06% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
LAWRENCE G. UNVERFERTH 12-13-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DAVID V. UNVERFERTH 12-14-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHAD M. UNVERFERTH 12-14-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
R. STEVEN UNVERFERTH 12-14-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JEFFREY L. UNVERFERTH 12-14-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOSEPH L. UNVERFERTH 12-15-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.89% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-29-04 REVOCABLE TRUST
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.39% ownership · since Dec 13, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CELESTE M KLAY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CELESTE M KLAY
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Aug 1, 2011
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHAD M UNVERFERTH
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHAD M UNVERFERTH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
HCF MANAGEMENT, INC.
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CHAD M UNVERFERTH
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 17, 2003
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
SCOTT UNVERFERTH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Mar 29, 2019
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
SCOTT UNVERFERTH
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 3, 2000
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
SCOTT UNVERFERTH
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Mar 29, 2019
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
EMILY D SELF
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 19, 2022
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KERRI A ROMES
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 1, 2019
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CELESTE M KLAY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KERRI A ROMES
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 1, 2013
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
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.
- Owner is tied to 6 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- HCF HOMECARE INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2017-05-01
- HCF, INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2017-05-01
- JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KERRI A. RO5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 7.06% share · since 2021-12-13
- JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KRISTEN S.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 7.06% share · since 2021-12-13
- JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KYLE J. UNV5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 7.06% share · since 2021-12-13
- JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KENDRA M. U5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 7.06% share · since 2021-12-13
- JOANN C. UNVERFERTH 12-31-12 IRREVOCABLE GRANTOR TRUST FBO KEVAN R. UN5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 7.06% share · since 2021-12-13
- LAWRENCE G. UNVERFERTH 12-13-11 IRRV GRANTOR TR5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 5.89% share · since 2021-12-13
CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)11,494 records11,494 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
- 18 Sept 20261,000 records1,000 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026(running)
Records read from this file
- FNS, INC.NPI 1457883373 · certification 367455 · 77 E WATER ST, CHILLICOTHE, OH
cms_home_health_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Heritage Health Care — 2024$458,913 paid · 89 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 | FNS, INC. | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Trading name | HERITAGE HEALTH CARE | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1457883373 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 367455 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 8224305917 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Incorporation date | 2017-01-31 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State of incorporation | OH | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Street address | 77 E WATER ST, STE 205 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | CHILLICOTHE | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | OH | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 456012586 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
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