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OpenScore 40

CHADDS FORD ALTERNACARE INC.

Doing business as CRITICARE HOME & NURSING SERVICES

5 CHRISTY DR, STE 104, CHADDS FORD, PA, 193179667

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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 Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a

Other providers at this street address (1)

SOUTHERNCARE, INC.

STE 103 · Incorporated Dec 30, 2002

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Owners and managing parties of record

CRITICARE HC, LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 27, 2008

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MARK HERCER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Feb 25, 2026

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

NANCY HERCER

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Feb 25, 2026

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JOANNA SCHADE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 26, 2025

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JOANNA SCHADE

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 26, 2025

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JESSICA LESKO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 25, 2026

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MARK HERCER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 25, 2026

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MARK HERCER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 27, 2008

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

NANCY HERCER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 27, 2008

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

NANCY HERCER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Oct 15, 2016

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JESSICA LESKO

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 25, 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.

  • 2 providers share this street address

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

  • CHADDS FORD ALTERNACARE INC.NPI 1992763908 · certification 397653 · 5 CHRISTY DR, CHADDS FORD, PA
  • SOUTHERNCARE, INC.same street address in the same file

CMS Home Health Agency All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

  • CRITICARE HC, LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2008-05-27
  • MARK HERCER5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2026-02-25
  • NANCY HERCER5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2026-02-25
  • JOANNA SCHADECORPORATE OFFICER · since 2025-02-26
  • JOANNA SCHADEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2025-02-26
  • JESSICA LESKOCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2026-02-25
  • MARK HERCERCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2026-02-25
  • MARK HERCERCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2008-05-27

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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameCHADDS FORD ALTERNACARE INC.CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Trading nameCRITICARE HOME & NURSING SERVICESCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI1992763908CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number397653CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID4688720741CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCYCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Street address5 CHRISTY DR, STE 104CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CityCHADDS FORDCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
StatePACMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP193179667CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a

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