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 (1)
PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
Incorporated Jun 1, 1958
Owners and managing parties of record
PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 100% ownership · since Sep 19, 1996
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Sep 19, 1996
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ROBERT D KROESE
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Nov 21, 2007
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
STEPHEN AMBROSE BARNES
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RANDALL C STRAVERS
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2017
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RODNEY O BRAUN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2013
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MICHAEL P MORGAN
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MARY LOU GLENDENING
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LESLIE JOHNSTON
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Apr 1, 2020
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CRAIG ALLEN WITTENBERG
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Apr 1, 2002
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RICHARD DALE POSTHUMA
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jul 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
TRAVIS TURNBULL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Sep 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
CHAD LOREN HUYSER
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Feb 1, 2019
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
JAMES M BRANDL
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 9.1% ownership · since Jan 1, 2018
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRUCE ALAN HEIFNER
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Feb 9, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BRUCE ALAN HEIFNER
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Feb 9, 2015
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
ROBERT D KROESE
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Nov 21, 2007
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
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTERNPI 1215979208 · certification 161538 · 505 UNION ST, PELLA, IA
- PELLA 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
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTEROPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 1996-09-19
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 1996-09-19
- ROBERT D KROESEW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2007-11-21
- STEPHEN AMBROSE BARNESCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 9.1% share · since 2020-01-01
- RANDALL C STRAVERSCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 9.1% share · since 2017-01-01
- RODNEY O BRAUNCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 9.1% share · since 2013-01-01
- MICHAEL P MORGANCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 9.1% share · since 2014-01-01
- MARY LOU GLENDENINGCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 9.1% share · since 2015-01-01
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Hospice Of Pella, The Comfort House — 2024$753,112 paid · 98 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 | PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | HOSPICE OF PELLA, THE COMFORT HOUSE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1215979208 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 161538 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 9931005873 | 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 |
| Incorporation date | 1958-06-01 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | IA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 505 UNION ST | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | PELLA | 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 | 502191719 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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