Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 10 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (ANTHONY ALAN BLAKENEY) is listed on 10 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
ARDEN HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% 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
MAYFAIR MANAGEMENT LLC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILFORD A PAYNE III CHILDRENS TR UA
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 56.52% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILFORD ALBERT PAYNE
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 50% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILFORD ALBERT PAYNE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 50% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAYNE CAMELLIA FAMILY TRUST
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 33.64% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILFORD A PAYNE JR FAMILY TRUST U/A 6/2/2020
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 22.85% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WILFORD A PAYNEJRGRANTOR TRUSTU/A 12/17/2020
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 15% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAYNE OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 10.2% ownership · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHRISTIANA LEGETT
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHRISTY WOODS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PATRICIA PATTERSON
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DONNA A SULLIVAN
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KENNETH SALHANY
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANTHONY ALAN BLAKENEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since May 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ANGELA REYNOLDS
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 1, 2024
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
- Owner is tied to 10 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- ARDEN HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2024-06-01
- MAYFAIR MANAGEMENT LLCOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2024-05-01
- WILFORD A PAYNE III CHILDRENS TR UA5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 56.52% share · since 2024-05-01
- WILFORD ALBERT PAYNECORPORATE DIRECTOR · 50% share · since 2024-05-01
- WILFORD ALBERT PAYNECORPORATE OFFICER · 50% share · since 2024-05-01
- PAYNE CAMELLIA FAMILY TRUST5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.64% share · since 2024-05-01
- WILFORD A PAYNE JR FAMILY TRUST U/A 6/2/20205% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 22.85% share · since 2024-05-01
- WILFORD A PAYNEJRGRANTOR TRUSTU/A 12/17/20205% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 15% share · since 2024-05-01
CMS Hospice Enrollments
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
- ARDEN HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN TENNESSEE, LLCNPI 1912747577 · certification 441596 · 202 E SCHOOL ST, LINDEN, TN
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Arden Hospice Of Southern Tennessee, Llc — 2024$3,839,660 paid · 263 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 | ARDEN HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN TENNESSEE, LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1912747577 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 441596 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 0244764751 | 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 | LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 202 E SCHOOL ST | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | LINDEN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | TN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 370963371 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
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