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OpenScore 40

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

Doing business as HOSPICE OF PALO ALTO COUNTY

3201 1ST ST, EMMETSBURG, IA, 505362516

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Why this was flagged

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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 Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824

Other providers at this street address (4)

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

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PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

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PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

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PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

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Owners and managing parties of record

SARAH STROHMAN

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Jun 23, 2017

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

SARAH STROHMAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Jun 23, 2017

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

TERRY NAIG

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 22, 2012

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

DAWN SCHMIDT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 27, 2008

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

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Sep 9, 1993

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

COLLETTE JOHNSON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 20, 2016

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

COLLETTE JOHNSON

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 20, 2016

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

COLLETTE JOHNSON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jun 20, 2016

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

MELANIE FLYNN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 27, 2021

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

RICHARD BRENNAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 20, 2019

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

JANA HARRIS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 23, 2019

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

JONATHAN DEAN MOE

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 1, 2021

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

JONATHAN DEAN MOE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 1, 2021

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

JONATHAN DEAN MOE

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 1, 2021

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

COLEEN R RUDDY

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2004

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

BURT J. HOBART

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 2, 2008

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

CYNTHIA MAGEE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 23, 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.

  • 2 providers share this street address

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

  • PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITALNPI 1598869232 · certification 161530 · 3201 1ST ST, EMMETSBURG, IA
  • PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITALsame street address in the same file

CMS Hospice All Owners

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Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal namePALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITALCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameHOSPICE OF PALO ALTO COUNTYCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1598869232CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number161530CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID4486563061CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeGOVERNMENTCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address3201 1ST STCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityEMMETSBURGCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateIACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP505362516CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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