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CARELINE HIN100 LLC

Doing business as OPTIMAL CARE HOSPICE

600 E CARMEL DR, STE 144, CARMEL, IN, 460323053

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Why this was flagged

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 9 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (JOSEPH DONALD MEAD) is listed on 9 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

EXPECT EXCEPTIONAL, LLC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 11, 2024

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

CARELINE HOLDCO, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 82.05% ownership · since Apr 11, 2024

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

CARING HEALTH EQUITY HOLDING, LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 17.95% ownership · since Sep 4, 2024

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

WILLIAM L DEARY

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 14.58% ownership · since Sep 4, 2024

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

DENISE BOAS

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Aug 25, 2025

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

CARELINE HOLDCO, LLC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Aug 18, 2021

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

LAKSHUMANAN SUNDARAM

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 4, 2024

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

ELLEN KAEHR

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 1, 2023

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

JOSEPH DONALD MEAD

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Aug 18, 2021

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

JOSEPH DONALD MEAD

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Aug 18, 2021

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

ERIK J WILSON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 1, 2025

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 9 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

background detail only

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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 nameCARELINE HIN100 LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameOPTIMAL CARE HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1124780465CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number151647CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID0840686853CMS 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 date2021-08-18CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationINCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address600 E CARMEL DR, STE 144CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityCARMELCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateINCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP460323053CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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