Why this was flagged
An owner matches the federal exclusion list
A person or company listed as an owner or managing party of this provider matches a name on the HHS OIG list of individuals and entities excluded from federal healthcare programs. Names can coincide, so the identity must be confirmed before this means anything.
Source HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE) · record as of 18 Sept 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62
Owner is tied to 8 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (LANE MORRELL BOWEN) is listed on 8 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
CARE INITIATIVES
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Feb 4, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
WELLS FARGO BANK
5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST · O · 16.47% ownership · since Aug 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JERAMY D KUHN
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 25, 2008
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KEITH K KREIN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 29, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MARY JANE CAROTHERS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENISE D STURM
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JENNIFER WHITE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BETHEL G KOPP
OTHER · I · since Jan 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ELIZABETH RUST
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MICHAEL W BEAL
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 1, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MICHAEL W BEAL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 1, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NIKKI WALKER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 25, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LANE MORRELL BOWEN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KEVIN CHILDS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DAVID B DIXON
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 1, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LINDA L UPMEYER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 29, 2022
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 8 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- CARE INITIATIVES5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2014-02-04
- WELLS FARGO BANK5% OR GREATER MORTGAGE INTEREST · 16.47% share · since 2021-08-01
- JERAMY D KUHNCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2008-06-25
- KEITH K KREINCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2022-06-29
- MARY JANE CAROTHERSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2023-04-01
- DENISE D STURMCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-01-01
- JENNIFER WHITECORPORATE OFFICER · since 2024-01-01
- BETHEL G KOPPOTHER · since 2024-01-01
- An owner matches the federal exclusion list
Weekly refreshes
- 21 Sept 2026 (in use)1,000 records(running)
- 18 Sept 202683,953 records
- 18 Sept 202634,978 records(running)
- 18 Sept 202639,976 records(failed)
- 18 Sept 20261,000 records(failed)
Records read from this file
- KEVIN CHILDSexcluded 2024-06-20 · type 1128a2
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
- CARE INITIATIVESNPI 1619133196 · certification 161595 · 122 PUBLIC SQ, GREENFIELD, IA
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Care Initiatives Hospice - Greenfield — 2024$3,328,031 paid · 298 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 | CARE INITIATIVES | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CARE INITATIVES HOSPICE GREENFIELD | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1619133196 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 161595 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3870575350 | 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 | 1989-08-01 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | TX | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 122 PUBLIC SQ | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | GREENFIELD | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | IA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 508491261 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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Public research history
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