Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 5 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (MICHAEL WATTERS) 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 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
ESSENTIA HEALTH
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JAMES M CHRISTENSEN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2020
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
TIM D HEILMAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2020
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KIMBERLY PLADSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2025
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
KEVIN S BOREN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 29, 2025
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
TAYLOR GRANT MERTZ
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 17, 2022
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ANDERSON SAINT GEORGES
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2025
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MICHAEL WATTERS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ALAN J HURLEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 18, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
ALAN J HURLEY
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 18, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
BENJAMIN CODY SMITH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 17, 2022
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DOUGLAS J ARVIN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 18, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
DOUGLAS J ARVIN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 18, 2023
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
LAURIE ANN LEWANDOWSKI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2017
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
STEFANIE GEFROH ELLISON
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Aug 12, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
INNOVIS HEALTH LLC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Jan 1, 2011
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MARC ADAMS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2026
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MARK KREJCI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2026
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 5 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- ESSENTIA HEALTH5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2023-07-01
- JAMES M CHRISTENSENCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2020-01-01
- TIM D HEILMANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2020-01-01
- KIMBERLY PLADSONCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2025-01-01
- KEVIN S BORENCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2025-09-29
- TAYLOR GRANT MERTZCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2022-05-17
- ANDERSON SAINT GEORGESCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2025-01-01
- MICHAEL WATTERSCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2023-07-01
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
- ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERNPI 1720078686 · certification 248052 · 114 FRAZEE ST E, DETROIT LAKES, MN
cms_home_health_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Essentia Health Home Care West — 2024$2,068,725 paid · 488 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 | ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Trading name | ESSENTIA HEALTH HOME CARE WEST | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1720078686 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 248052 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 2062326820 | 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 |
| Street address | 114 FRAZEE ST E | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | DETROIT LAKES | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | MN | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 565013502 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
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