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Critical
OpenScore 250

HOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE, INC.

4559 SIXES RD, PRINCE FREDERICK, MD, 206785739

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Excluded owner

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

Owners and managing parties of record

CHESAPEAKE HEALTH PARTNERS, INC.

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Dec 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

THERESA HUSSMAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DAVID HUNT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TIM MCDONOUGH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

GREGORY KERNAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DONNA GRANDE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Dec 29, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

DAVID EDWARD WENG

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

ALBERT JAMES ZANGER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

BRIAN M BERGER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

JOYCE PHILLIP

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jul 11, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TOM-MEKA ARCHINARD

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 10, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MONICA ESCALANTE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jul 15, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MONICA ESCALANTE

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jul 15, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

TAKIA CARTER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

THOMAS WALSH

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 25, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

THOMAS WALSH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 25, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

VANESSA ABURN DIFLUMERI

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Oct 17, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

RICHARD WILDER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

GERALD HILL

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

SANDRA DILLON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jun 10, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

LAURAL BRINKLEY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 12, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

CHRIS STEVEN FEDDE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

CRAIG MUCKLE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

PATRICIA LEHMANN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

BRIAN HAHN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Dec 1, 2025

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

JOHN BELCHER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

REBECCA A MILLER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

REBECCA A MILLER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

JOANN DECESARIS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

MARY FRANCIS ISAKOV

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Feb 28, 2024

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513

NANCY SMIT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Sep 19, 2023

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.

  • 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

CMS Hospice All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

  • 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

background detail only

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

cms_hospice_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this 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.

DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameHOSPICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE, INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1184608598CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number211521CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID0244202463CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Incorporation date1979-09-27CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationMDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address4559 SIXES RDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityPRINCE FREDERICKCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateMDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP206785739CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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