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OpenScore 250

HOSPICE TOUCH, INC.

Doing business as BRISTOL HOSPICE - ORANGE COUNTY

3070 BRISTOL ST, STE 100, COSTA MESA, CA, 926267334

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 61 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO) is listed on 61 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

DAVID A MALM

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 100% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

BRISTOL HOSPICE HOLDINGS INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

HEALTH ESSENTIALS HOLDINGS INC.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

BRISTOL ULTIMATE HOLDCO, LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 20, 2022

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

BRISTOL HOSPICE, L.L.C.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 16, 2021

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

BRISTOL HOSPICE TOPCO INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

HEALTH ESSENTIALS ACQUISITION CORP

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Apr 7, 2020

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

WEBSTER EQUITY PARTNERS BRISTOL CF LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 69.8% ownership · since Jan 20, 2022

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

AWARE SUPER PTY, LTD.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 8.28% ownership · since Jan 24, 2022

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

WEBSTER EQUITY PARTNERS IV BRISTOL CF LP

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 5.72% ownership · since Jan 20, 2022

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

JOSHUA P PELOQUIN

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Mar 1, 2024

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

DAVID A MALM

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

HYRUM KIRTON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

BETTY J BRENNAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

MICHAEL MEYER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Feb 4, 2025

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

ALEX EDWARD MAURICIO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 1, 2023

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

ALEX EDWARD MAURICIO

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 1, 2023

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

MICHAEL DERRICK

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 1, 2023

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

JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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

JOHN CHARLES GARBARINO

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Sep 3, 2020

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.

  • Owner is tied to 61 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

CMS Hospice Enrollments

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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

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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 TOUCH, INC.CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameBRISTOL HOSPICE - ORANGE COUNTYCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1497758593CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number051757CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID6305754193CMS 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 date2001-12-17CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address3070 BRISTOL ST, STE 100CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityCOSTA MESACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP926267334CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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