Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 149 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC) is listed on 149 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
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 Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a
Other providers at this street address (1)
SYMBOL HEALTHCARE, INC.
STE A302 · Incorporated Nov 28, 2012
Owners and managing parties of record
PARAGON HEALTHCARE, INC.
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
THE PENNANT GROUP INC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
BRIAN W. WAYMENT
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 17, 2021
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
AMBER TUELLER
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 26, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
GEORGE GITUNGO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 1, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
JOHN J GOCHNOUR
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 26, 2024
Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296
MICHAEL MAGETTE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 26, 2024
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.
- Owner is tied to 149 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- PARAGON HEALTHCARE, INC.5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2013-01-01
- CORNERSTONE HEALTHCARE INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2013-01-01
- THE PENNANT GROUP INC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2013-01-01
- BRIAN W. WAYMENTCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2021-11-17
- AMBER TUELLERCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2024-09-26
- GEORGE GITUNGOW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2024-12-01
- JOHN J GOCHNOURCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2024-09-26
- MICHAEL MAGETTECORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2024-09-26
- 2 providers share this street address
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
- SYMBOL HEALTHCARE, INC.NPI 1184455685 · certification 507317 · 111 TUMWATER BLVD SE, TUMWATER, WA
- SYMBOL HEALTHCARE, INC.same street address in the same 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.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | SYMBOL HEALTHCARE, INC. | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Trading name | PUGET SOUND HOME HEALTH OF THURSTON COUNTY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| NPI | 1184455685 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Medicare certification number | 507317 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| CMS associate ID | 9931354883 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Provider type | PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Organisation type | CORPORATION | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| Street address | 111 TUMWATER BLVD SE, STE A302 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| City | TUMWATER | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| State | WA | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
| ZIP | 985016400 | CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · c6841a |
What changed
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