Critical

OpenScore 290

NEW HOPE HOSPICE OF ARIZONA, INC.

Doing business as BEACON OF HOPE HOSPICE

1760 MCCULLOCH BLVD N, STE 204, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ, 864036559

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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

Moderate

Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 6 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (TRACEY SULZBERGER) is listed on 6 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

NATIONAL HOSPICE MANAGEMENT, INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jul 13, 2005

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

WILLIAM JOHN MORICONI

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Jul 13, 2005

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

CHRISTINE L MURRAY-KAPLAN

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 50% ownership · since Sep 19, 2018

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

JAMIE LYNN SMITH

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Apr 1, 2019

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

SHIRLEY NORONHA

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jun 1, 2024

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

WILLIAM JOHN MORICONI

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 3, 2013

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

TRACEY SULZBERGER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 3, 2020

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

TRACEY SULZBERGER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Dec 16, 2013

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

KANDY M MECUM

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2021

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.

CMS Hospice All Owners

1 flag

Owner is tied to 6 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

NATIONAL HOSPICE MANAGEMENT, INC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2005-07-13
WILLIAM JOHN MORICONI5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2005-07-13
CHRISTINE L MURRAY-KAPLAN5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 50% share · since 2018-09-19
JAMIE LYNN SMITHOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 0% share · since 2019-04-01
SHIRLEY NORONHACONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2024-06-01
WILLIAM JOHN MORICONICORPORATE OFFICER · since 2013-06-03
TRACEY SULZBERGERCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2020-12-03
TRACEY SULZBERGERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2013-12-16

HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)

1 flag

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

JAMIE LYNN SMITHexcluded 2012-05-20 · type 1128b4

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

NEW HOPE HOSPICE OF ARIZONA, INC.NPI 1699709857 · certification 031607 · 1760 MCCULLOCH BLVD N, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ

cms_hospice_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Beacon Of Hope Hospice — 2024$3,016,490 paid · 170 patients

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.

Detail	Value	Published file	Record as of	Pulled	Version
Legal name	NEW HOPE HOSPICE OF ARIZONA, INC.	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Trading name	BEACON OF HOPE HOSPICE	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
NPI	1699709857	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number	031607	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID	9931112596	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Provider type	PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation type	CORPORATION	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date	2005-07-13	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporation	AZ	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
Street address	1760 MCCULLOCH BLVD N, STE 204	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
City	LAKE HAVASU CITY	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
State	AZ	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP	864036559	CMS Hospice Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · 641824

What changed

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Where this came from

CMS Hospice Enrollmentsdata as of Jul 27, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)data as of Sep 18, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62
CMS Hospice All Ownersdata as of Aug 19, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

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Record details

NPI: 1699709857
Medicare CCN: 031607
Provider type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPICE
Organisation type: CORPORATION
Incorporated: Jul 13, 2005
Incorporation state: AZ
Flagged signals: 2
Last refreshed: Sep 18, 2026

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