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OpenScore 250

NHC-OP LP

Doing business as NHC HOMECARE-ATHENS

584 CONGRESS PKWY S, ATHENS, TN, 373032258

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 234 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (VANGUARD GROUP INC) is listed on 234 separate Medicare enrollments. Chains are legal, but rapid multi-entity accumulation is a common structure in healthcare fraud cases.

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

Owners and managing parties of record

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 99% ownership · since Dec 16, 1997

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

BLACKROCK INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 12.7% ownership · since Mar 20, 2019

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

VANGUARD GROUP INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 9.09% ownership · since Mar 27, 2017

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.6% ownership · since Dec 16, 1997

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.1% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MORGAN STANLEY

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.4% ownership · since Nov 8, 2024

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

NHC/DELAWARE INC

GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 1% ownership · since Dec 16, 1997

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

ROBERT M USSERY

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 14, 2007

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JANIE G. HOLDER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 28, 2022

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

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 Home Health Agency All Owners

1 flag
  • Owner is tied to 234 providers

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)11,494 records11,494 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
  • 18 Sept 20261,000 records1,000 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026(running)

Records read from this file

  • NHC-OP LPNPI 1578588455 · certification 447449 · 584 CONGRESS PKWY S, ATHENS, TN

cms_home_health_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

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 nameNHC-OP LPCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Trading nameNHC HOMECARE-ATHENSCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI1578588455CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number447449CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID7719880772CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCYCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Incorporation date2000-02-22CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
State of incorporationTNCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
Street address584 CONGRESS PKWY SCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
CityATHENSCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
StateTNCMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP373032258CMS Home Health Agency EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · c6841a

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