Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 9 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (RODOLFO PROTACIO) is listed on 9 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
LOVELL A MACASAET
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 26, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LOVELL A MACASAET
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 26, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LOVELL A MACASAET
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 26, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LOVELL A MACASAET
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 100% ownership · since Mar 26, 2014
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RODOLFO PROTACIO
CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Apr 20, 2021
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RODOLFO PROTACIO
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 20, 2021
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 9 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- LOVELL A MACASAET5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2014-03-26
- LOVELL A MACASAETCORPORATE OFFICER · 100% share · since 2014-03-26
- LOVELL A MACASAETW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 100% share · since 2014-03-26
- LOVELL A MACASAETOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 100% share · since 2014-03-26
- RODOLFO PROTACIOCORPORATE DIRECTOR · since 2021-04-20
- RODOLFO PROTACIOW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · since 2021-04-20
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
- VERTEX HOSPICE CARE, INC.NPI 1487066502 · certification A01595 · 28436 CONSTELLATION RD, SANTA CLARITA, CA
cms_hospice_payments
No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.
Records read from this file
- Vertex Hospice Care, Inc — 2024$667,711 paid · 27 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 | VERTEX HOSPICE CARE, INC. | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1487066502 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | A01595 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 3173740834 | 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 | 2014-03-26 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State of incorporation | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 28436 CONSTELLATION RD, STE 100 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | SANTA CLARITA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | CA | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 913555081 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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