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Critical
OpenScore 410

BRISTOL HOSPICE - HAWAII, L.L.C.

55 MERCHANT ST, STE 2900, HONOLULU, HI, 968134384

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 61 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO) is listed on 61 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

High
Billing far above peers

Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers

In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $48,323,323, against a typical payment of $2,031,868 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.

Source Medicare Hospice Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 5f1f87

Owners and managing parties of record

BRISTOL HOSPICE, L.L.C.

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 12, 2005

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

BRISTOL HOSPICE TOPCO INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 1, 2017

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

BRISTOL ULTIMATE HOLDCO, LP

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

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

BRISTOL HOSPICE HOLDINGS INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 1, 2017

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

WEBSTER EQUITY PARTNERS BRISTOL CF LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 69.8% ownership · since Sep 1, 2023

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

AWARE SUPER PTY, LTD.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 8.28% ownership · since Jan 24, 2022

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

WEBSTER EQUITY PARTNERS IV BRISTOL CF LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.72% ownership · since Sep 1, 2023

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

BETTY J BRENNAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 13, 2018

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

BARON C K W WONG

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 1, 2023

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

HYRUM KIRTON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 26, 2020

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

DAVID A MALM

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 27, 2019

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

DAVID A MALM

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 27, 2019

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

ALEX EDWARD MAURICIO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2023

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

ALEX EDWARD MAURICIO

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2023

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

JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 27, 2019

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

JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 27, 2019

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

MARY JOY BALICAO GANO

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 7, 2026

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

MICHAEL DERRICK

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 1, 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.

  • Owner is tied to 61 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

  • Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)6,134 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026
  • 18 Sept 20261,000 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026(running)

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

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 nameBRISTOL HOSPICE - HAWAII, L.L.C.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1811045594CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number121508CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID2769484203CMS 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 date2007-08-10CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationUTCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address55 MERCHANT ST, STE 2900CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityHONOLULUCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateHICMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP968134384CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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