Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 10 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (TRANSITIONS ACQUISITION LP) 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
TRANSITIONS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TRANSITIONS ACQUISITION LP
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 57.09% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LORIENT TRANSITIONS LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 40.78% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KAI HOLDINGS LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 37.09% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES M PALAZZO
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 37.09% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ABERDEEN US PRIVATE EQUITY VIII LP
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 11.65% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 10.1% ownership · since Nov 7, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAJID A CHAUDHRY
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 26, 2026
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PATRICIA BENSON
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 3, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ELIZABETH GRADOWSKI
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
OMAR KHAMIS
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 3, 2023
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
- TRANSITIONS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2022-11-07
- TRANSITIONS ACQUISITION LP5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 57.09% share · since 2022-11-07
- LORIENT TRANSITIONS LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 40.78% share · since 2022-11-07
- KAI HOLDINGS LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 37.09% share · since 2022-11-07
- JAMES M PALAZZO5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 37.09% share · since 2022-11-07
- ABERDEEN US PRIVATE EQUITY VIII LP5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 11.65% share · since 2022-11-07
- UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 10.1% share · since 2022-11-07
- SAJID A CHAUDHRYCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2026-03-26
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
- CARDINAL HOSPICE NORTH LLCNPI 1184080111 · certification 231672 · 6907 WESTSIDE SAGINAW RD, BAY CITY, MI
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Transitions Hospice — 2024$4,296,837 paid · 209 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 | CARDINAL HOSPICE NORTH LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | TRANSITIONS HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1184080111 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 231672 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 9739484908 | 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 | 6907 WESTSIDE SAGINAW RD, STE 8 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | BAY CITY | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | MI | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 487069348 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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