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Elevated
OpenScore 170

DEPENDABLE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE LLC

5255 E WILLIAMS CIR, STE 4020, TUCSON, AZ, 857117401

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Why this was flagged

Elevated
Suite stacking

Many providers in separate suites of one building

This building hosts providers registered across 3 different suite or unit numbers, a pattern seen when shell agencies are set up side by side.

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

Moderate
Shared address

3 providers share this street address

This address is the registered location of 3 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

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 5 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (MICHAEL J DURAN) is listed on 5 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

Other providers at this street address (2)

DEPENDABLE HOME HEALTH, INC

STE 4000 · Incorporated Jan 24, 2002

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CENTERWELL CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE CORP

STE 6400 · Incorporated Apr 19, 1983

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Owners and managing parties of record

JOSEPH MATTHEW SCHIFANO

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Jun 18, 2018

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

NATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORS LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 18, 2018

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

JOSEPH MATTHEW SCHIFANO

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Jun 18, 2018

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

NATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORS LLC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 18, 2018

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

REBECCA ANN MOTT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 23, 2023

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

REBECCA ANN MOTT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 6, 2023

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

OSCAR S LIZARDI

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 3, 2025

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

JOSEPH MATTHEW SCHIFANO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 18, 2018

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

ROY G FARRELL

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 26, 2019

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

LEONARDO C MENDOZA

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 1, 2022

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

BASIL E HORNER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 26, 2019

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

PAMELA A SCHIFANO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 18, 2018

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

MARYANN JUAREZ

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 26, 2019

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

DAVID C SMALLHOUSE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 26, 2019

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

MICHAEL J DURAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 26, 2019

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

THOMAS RUSSELL PEPPING

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 18, 2018

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.

  • Many providers in separate suites of one building
  • 3 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

  • DEPENDABLE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE LLCNPI 1235616954 · certification 031692 · 5255 E WILLIAMS CIR, TUCSON, AZ
  • DEPENDABLE HOME HEALTH, INCsame street address in the same file
  • CENTERWELL CERTIFIED HEALTHCARE CORPsame street address in the same file
  • Owner is tied to 5 providers

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 nameDEPENDABLE HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1235616954CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number031692CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID9436403680CMS 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 date2018-06-18CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationAZCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address5255 E WILLIAMS CIR, STE 4020CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityTUCSONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateAZCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP857117401CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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