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Critical
OpenScore 450

EDEN HOSPICE AT WHATCOM COUNTY LLC

Doing business as EDEN HOSPICE

316 E MCLEOD RD, STE 104, BELLINGHAM, WA, 982266491

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Excluded owner

An owner matches the federal exclusion list

A person or company listed as an owner or managing party of this provider matches a name on the HHS OIG list of individuals and entities excluded from federal healthcare programs. Names can coincide, so the identity must be confirmed before this means anything.

Source HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE) · record as of 18 Sept 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62

High
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 20 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST) is listed on 20 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

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

Other providers at this street address (1)

EMPRES HOME HEALTH OF BELLINGHAM LLC

STE 101 · Incorporated Feb 10, 2014

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Owners and managing parties of record

EMPRES HEALTHCARE GROUP, INC. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP TRUST

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

EMPRES HOME AND HOSPICE LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

JAMIE BROWN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2023

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

GREATBANC TRUST COMPANY

OTHER · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST

5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

EMPRES FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

EMPRES HEALTHCARE GROUP INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

JESSICA YOOS

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2025

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

LYNN CASE

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Aug 1, 2025

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

ROBERT MARTIN

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Oct 23, 2024

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

EMPRES HOSPICE, LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

MICHAEL J MILLER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

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

EDEN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, LLC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 1, 2023

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

BRENT WEIL

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 1, 2020

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 20 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

  • 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

  • EDEN HOSPICE AT WHATCOM COUNTY LLCNPI 1275130098 · certification 501548 · 316 E MCLEOD RD, BELLINGHAM, WA
  • EMPRES HOME HEALTH OF BELLINGHAM LLCsame street address in the same file
  • An owner matches the federal exclusion list

Weekly refreshes

  • 21 Sept 2026 (in use)1,000 records(running)
  • 18 Sept 202683,953 records
  • 18 Sept 202634,978 records(running)
  • 18 Sept 202639,976 records(failed)
  • 18 Sept 20261,000 records(failed)

Records read from this file

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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 nameEDEN HOSPICE AT WHATCOM COUNTY LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameEDEN HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1275130098CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number501548CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID0648639344CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeLLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date2020-01-03CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationWACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address316 E MCLEOD RD, STE 104CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityBELLINGHAMCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateWACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP982266491CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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