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Critical
OpenScore 410

HOSPICE OF THE EMERALD COAST, INC.

Doing business as EMERALD COAST HOSPICE

401 E 23RD ST, STE C, PANAMA CITY, FL, 324057616

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 462 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (HUMANA INC) is listed on 462 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

High
Billing far above peers

Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers

In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $55,576,976, against a typical payment of $2,031,868 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.

Source Medicare Hospice Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 5f1f87

Owners and managing parties of record

KENTUCKY HOMECARE PARENT INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 2, 2018

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

KENTUCKY HOMECARE HOLDINGS, INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 8, 2018

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

CENTERWELL HEALTH SERVICES HOLDING CORP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Mar 15, 2000

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

WIREGRASS HOSPICE, LLC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Mar 15, 2000

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

WIREGRASS HOSPICE CARE LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Mar 15, 2000

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

CENTERWELL HEALTH SERVICES INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Feb 1, 2016

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

HEALTHFIELD OPERATING GROUP, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Mar 15, 2000

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ANGELA EIDT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 13, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

PATIENCE P MCGEE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 7, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ANGELA EIDT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 13, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

HUMANA INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jul 2, 2018

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

CATHY S BLANCHARD

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 12, 2019

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DAVID ROBINSON ARNOLD

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 4, 2021

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

JENNIFER BOWMAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Mar 23, 2021

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

JANET L COMBS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 1, 2021

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

WILLIAM H LONG

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 11, 2006

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

WILLIAM H LONG

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 11, 2006

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

HEALTHFIELD, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Mar 15, 2000

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

KIRK THEVIS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 12, 2019

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.

  • Owner is tied to 462 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

  • Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)6,134 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026
  • 18 Sept 20261,000 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026(running)

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

background detail only

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

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 nameHOSPICE OF THE EMERALD COAST, INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameEMERALD COAST HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1952337149CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number101537CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID1153332879CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date1999-12-13CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationFLCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address401 E 23RD ST, STE CCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityPANAMA CITYCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateFLCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP324057616CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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