Why this was flagged
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 (3)
KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
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KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
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KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
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Owners and managing parties of record
JASON WARTICK
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 8, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GREG PENNING
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 8, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Jan 1, 1973
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LYNZIE NILLES
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 3, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
THOMAS C GEELAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 15, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DARLENE M ELBERT
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 2, 1987
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DARLENE M ELBERT
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 2, 1987
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRENDA L BORMANN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 26, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CONLEY J NELSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since May 15, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
COLLETE MCCONNELL
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 1, 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 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
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERNPI 1679644330 · certification 161515 · 1515 S PHILLIPS ST, ALGONA, IA
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERsame street address in the same file
CMS Hospice All Owners
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- JASON WARTICKCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-08-08
- GREG PENNINGCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-08-08
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 1973-01-01
- LYNZIE NILLESW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2019-11-03
- THOMAS C GEELANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2013-05-15
- DARLENE M ELBERTCONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 1987-01-02
- DARLENE M ELBERTCORPORATE OFFICER · since 1987-01-02
- BRENDA L BORMANNCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2016-10-26
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Hospice Of The Heartland — 2024$400,723 paid · 50 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 | KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1679644330 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 161515 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3375454259 | 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 | OTHER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 1515 S PHILLIPS ST | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | ALGONA | 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 | 505113649 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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