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Elevated
OpenScore 220

PREFERRED HOSPICE OF MISSOURI NORTHEAST LLC

301 SOVEREIGN CT, STE 206, BALLWIN, MO, 630114435

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Why this was flagged

Elevated
Shared address

4 providers share this street address

This address is the registered location of 4 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

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
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 6 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (DONALD R CHADWELL) 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

Other providers at this street address (3)

MED-STAFF HOME HEALTH, LLC

STE 209 · Incorporated Feb 18, 2003

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PATIENT CARE PROFESSIONALS INC

102 · Incorporated Feb 9, 2005

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SERENITY HOSPICE, LLC

STE 209 · Incorporated Jan 27, 2022

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Owners and managing parties of record

JCJL HOLDINGS LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 75% ownership · since Feb 1, 2008

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

JAMES C LINCOLN

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 37.5% ownership · since Feb 1, 2008

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

JUDY L LINCOLN

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 37.5% ownership · since Feb 1, 2008

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

HORIZON CAPITAL LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 25% ownership · since Feb 1, 2008

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

DONALD R CHADWELL

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 22.5% ownership · since Feb 1, 2008

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

MICHAEL SPEZIA

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 7, 2024

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

SEAN COPELAND

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 11, 2019

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

JAMES C LINCOLN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 1, 2008

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

LAUREN LYNCH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 6, 2024

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

JEFFERY HAMPTON

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 1, 2024

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

ELISHA NOLAN

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 24, 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.

  • 4 providers share this street address
  • Many providers in separate suites of one building

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

  • PREFERRED HOSPICE OF MISSOURI NORTHEAST LLCNPI 1821025826 · certification 261610 · 301 SOVEREIGN CT, BALLWIN, MO
  • MED-STAFF HOME HEALTH, LLCsame street address in the same file
  • PATIENT CARE PROFESSIONALS INCsame street address in the same file
  • SERENITY HOSPICE, LLCsame street address in the same file
  • 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

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Records read from this file

Where every detail came from

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal namePREFERRED HOSPICE OF MISSOURI NORTHEAST LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1821025826CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number261610CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID5698720720CMS 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 date2004-10-12CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationMOCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address301 SOVEREIGN CT, STE 206CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityBALLWINCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateMOCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP630114435CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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