Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 68 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH) is listed on 68 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
DIGNITY HEALTH
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2000
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Feb 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DANIEL MORISSETTE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 8, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DANIEL MORISSETTE
OTHER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 2, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SERVICES LLC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 0% ownership · since Sep 20, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MITCH MELFI
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 27, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MITCH MELFI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 27, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES B VOGUS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES B VOGUS
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEVEN W SCHARMANN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 14, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEVEN W SCHARMANN
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOHN E PETERSDORF
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 14, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JOHN E PETERSDORF
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NANCY LYNN HOWK
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 16, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NANCY LYNN HOWK
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 16, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SCOTT CARSWELL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 27, 2021
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 68 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- DIGNITY HEALTH5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2000-01-01
- COMMONSPIRIT HEALTH5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2019-02-01
- DANIEL MORISSETTECORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2016-02-08
- DANIEL MORISSETTEOTHER · 0% share · since 2023-09-02
- CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SERVICES LLCOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 0% share · since 2021-09-20
- MITCH MELFICORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2021-01-27
- MITCH MELFICORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2021-01-27
- JAMES B VOGUSW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2024-01-01
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
- DIGNITY HEALTHNPI 1548380272 · certification 051736 · 635 LASSEN LN, MOUNT SHASTA, CA
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Mercy Hospice Mt Shasta — 2024$639,734 paid · 70 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 | DIGNITY HEALTH | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | MERCY HOSPICE - MT. SHASTA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1548380272 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 051736 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 2062320559 | 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 | CORPORATION | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 1954-10-11 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 635 LASSEN LN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | MOUNT SHASTA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 960679003 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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