Why this was flagged
Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $37,217,401, against a typical payment of $2,031,868 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.
Source Medicare Hospice Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 5f1f87
Owners and managing parties of record
DERIC OLIN WEISS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GWENDOLYN W WHITLEY
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Oct 17, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GWENDOLYN W WHITLEY
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 17, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KATHERINE DANIEL
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Oct 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATED
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Nov 28, 2007
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JASON PISANI
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TIMOTHY KING
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 22, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CRYSTAL DODSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 1, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ALTHEA A JOHNSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GRANT RUSH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 1, 2022
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
GLEN DONOVAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jan 1, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DONNA ESTEVES
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MARY BETH WINSTEAD
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Oct 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ROBERT P RESH
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 1, 2016
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MELISSA COMBS
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Oct 17, 2016
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.
- Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)6,134 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026
- 18 Sept 20261,000 recordspublisher data as of 11 Aug 2026(running)
Records read from this file
- Lower Cape Fear Lifecare — 2024$37,217,401 paid · 3,496 patients
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
- DERIC OLIN WEISSW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-07-01
- GWENDOLYN W WHITLEYCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2016-10-17
- GWENDOLYN W WHITLEYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2016-10-17
- KATHERINE DANIELCORPORATE OFFICER · since 2023-10-01
- LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATEDOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · since 2007-11-28
- JASON PISANIW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2024-09-01
- TIMOTHY KINGW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2019-07-22
- CRYSTAL DODSONCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2022-09-01
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
- LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATEDNPI 1912962697 · certification 341515 · 1414 PHYSICIANS DR, WILMINGTON, NC
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 | LOWER CAPE FEAR HOSPICE INCORPORATED | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | LOWER CAPE FEAR LIFECARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1912962697 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 341515 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3375445190 | 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 |
| Street address | 1414 PHYSICIANS DR | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | WILMINGTON | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | NC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 284017335 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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Nothing has changed for this provider since we started comparing weekly refreshes.
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