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EMPYREAN HOSPICE OF GEORGIA, LLC

1212 AUGUSTA WEST PKWY, STE 201, AUGUSTA, GA, 309091808

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Why this was flagged

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 6 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (MELISSA COLEMAN) 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

EMPYREAN HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

EMPYREAN HOSPICE, LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

EMPYREAN HEALTH SERVICES, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

LARRY R GRAHAM

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

LARRY R GRAHAM

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Dec 6, 2024

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

EMPYREAN PARTNERS, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

LARRY R GRAHAM

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 50% ownership · since Jan 1, 2025

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

STEPHANIE BAHETH

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 25% ownership · since Dec 6, 2024

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

MELISSA COLEMAN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 25% ownership · since Jun 1, 2023

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

FREDERICK A MERRILL

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 6, 2026

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

LISA FLETCHER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 10, 2026

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

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

cms_hospice_payments

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Records read from this file

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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameEMPYREAN HOSPICE OF GEORGIA, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1730862764CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number851586CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID2365801115CMS 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 date2023-05-16CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationDECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address1212 AUGUSTA WEST PKWY, STE 201CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityAUGUSTACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateGACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP309091808CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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