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OpenScore 250

BEACON HOSPICE LLC

Doing business as BEACON HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY

815 WORCESTER ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 011511001

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 656 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED) is listed on 656 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

Owners and managing parties of record

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 14, 2025

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

AMEDISYS INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 7, 2011

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

AMEDISYS HOLDING LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 7, 2011

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

AMEDISYS BA LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 7, 2011

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

LORI SARGEANT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Jul 12, 2021

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

LORI SARGEANT

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Jul 12, 2021

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

JONI BABINEAUX

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 13, 2026

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

KRISTINA J BRAUD

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

KRISTINA J BRAUD

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

ANN MARIA ELDER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 20, 2012

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

JEANNE LOUISE SHINGLETON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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

MARCUS DONAVON MACIP

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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

KIMBERLY SEYMOUR

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 13, 2026

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

BRIDGET R KAIGLER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

BRIDGET R KAIGLER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

JOSHUA LEE PROFFITT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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 656 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

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

  • BEACON HOSPICE LLCNPI 1508012204 · certification 221573 · 815 WORCESTER ST, SPRINGFIELD, MA

cms_hospice_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

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 nameBEACON HOSPICE LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameBEACON HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANYCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1508012204CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number221573CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID8921058645CMS 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
Street address815 WORCESTER STCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CitySPRINGFIELDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateMACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP011511001CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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