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 31 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION) is listed on 31 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
2 providers share this street address
This address is the registered location of 2 separate Medicare-enrolled providers. Legitimate causes exist (shared medical office buildings, management companies), but dense clustering of billing entities at one address is a known fraud pattern.
Source CMS Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Other providers at this street address (1)
MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC
STE 503 · Incorporated Sep 1, 1988
Owners and managing parties of record
NHC-OP LP
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 99% ownership · since Dec 26, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 98% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.5% ownership · since Jun 11, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATIONAL HOSPICE INC
GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 1% ownership · since Dec 31, 2010
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NHC-OP LP
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Dec 31, 2010
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
NATALIE HERNANDEZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since May 19, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JESSICA POWELL
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 6, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAUL W SAYLOR
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 28, 2009
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PAUL W SAYLOR
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Feb 28, 2009
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JASON A COLINGER
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 1, 2024
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 31 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- NHC-OP LPGENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · 99% share · since 2024-12-26
- NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 98% share · since 2021-06-11
- NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 6.5% share · since 2021-06-11
- NATIONAL HOSPICE INCGENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST · 1% share · since 2010-12-31
- NHC-OP LP5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · since 2010-12-31
- NATALIE HERNANDEZW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2023-05-19
- JESSICA POWELLW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-02-06
- PAUL W SAYLORCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2009-02-28
CMS Hospice Enrollments
- 2 providers share this street address
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
- CARIS HEALTHCARENPI 1780687038 · certification 441587 · 208 SUNSET DR, JOHNSON CITY, TN
- MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCsame street address in the same file
- 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
- JESSICA POWELLexcluded 1996-03-31 · type 1128a2
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Caris Healthcare — 2024$6,403,060 paid · 432 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 | CARIS HEALTHCARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | CARIS HEALTHCARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1780687038 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 441587 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3577466531 | 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 | PARTNERSHIP | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Incorporation date | 2004-08-15 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | TN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 208 SUNSET DR, STE 370 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | JOHNSON CITY | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | TN | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 376042521 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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