Why this was flagged
Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers
In 2024 Medicare paid this provider $53,672,149, 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
Owner is tied to 8 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLI) is listed on 8 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
Owners and managing parties of record
H TIMOTHY HAVLERSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 11, 1994
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JILL LAMPLEY
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 11, 1994
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
THOMAS GILES
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 11, 1994
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SAMIRA BECKWITH
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Aug 11, 1994
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
DENISE ANDERSON
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 21, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHARLES IDELSON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Aug 11, 1994
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLI
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLI
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Mar 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SUSAN E KRIEGER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 9, 2025
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 8 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- H TIMOTHY HAVLERSONCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 1994-08-11
- JILL LAMPLEYCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 1994-08-11
- THOMAS GILESCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 1994-08-11
- SAMIRA BECKWITHW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 1994-08-11
- DENISE ANDERSONW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2025-01-21
- CHARLES IDELSONCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 1994-08-11
- CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLICONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2023-03-01
- CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLICORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2023-03-01
- 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
- Hope Hospice And Community Services Inc — 2024$53,672,149 paid · 4,392 patients
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
- HOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INCNPI 1790755932 · certification 101516 · 9470 HEALTHPARK CIR, FORT MYERS, FL
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 | HOPE HOSPICE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | HOPE COMFORT CARE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1790755932 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 101516 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 0941105308 | 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 |
| Incorporation date | 1981-09-15 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | FL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 9470 HEALTHPARK CIR | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | FORT MYERS | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | FL | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 339083600 | 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.
Public research history
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