Critical

OpenScore 290

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Doing business as LCGH CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY

7785 N STATE ST, LOWVILLE, NY, 133671229

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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

Moderate

Shared address

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 Home Health Agency Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a

Other providers at this street address (4)

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated Aug 4, 1931

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated —

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Incorporated Aug 4, 1931

NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

Incorporated —

Owners and managing parties of record

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Jan 1, 1966

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MICHAEL YOUNG

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 1, 2010

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

PHILIP E MCDOWELL

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2019

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JEFFREY H HELLINGER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 18, 2016

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

MARGUERITE MASTASCUSA

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 1, 2012

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

RICHARD CHARTRAND

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2014

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JENNIFER JONES

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Dec 31, 2015

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

JOHN V LEHMAN

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2020

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

KAREN RENNIE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2019

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

DONALD MUSNICKI

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2015

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

KERRY HERBINE

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 20, 2022

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

KERRY HERBINE

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 20, 2022

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

SUSAN J ROSS

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 1, 2018

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

CHERYL STECKLY

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jan 1, 2018

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

HOWARD T MENY

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Nov 1, 2020

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

GERALD CAYER

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 0% ownership · since Jul 1, 2016

Source CMS Home Health Agency All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

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 Home Health Agency Enrollments

1 flag

2 providers share this street address

Weekly refreshes

18 Sept 2026 (in use)11,494 records11,494 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026
18 Sept 20261,000 records1,000 added · 0 changed · 0 removedpublisher data as of 27 Jul 2026(running)

Records read from this file

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALNPI 1457402505 · certification 337136 · 7785 N STATE ST, LOWVILLE, NY
LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITALsame street address in the same file
NORTH COUNTRY FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC.same street address in the same file

HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)

1 flag

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

JENNIFER JONESexcluded 2016-05-19 · type 1128a1

CMS Home Health Agency All Owners

background detail only

Weekly refreshes

18 Sept 2026 (in use)101,188 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026

Records read from this file

LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 1966-01-01
MICHAEL YOUNGCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 0% share · since 2010-10-01
PHILIP E MCDOWELLCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2019-01-01
JEFFREY H HELLINGERW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 0% share · since 2016-10-18
MARGUERITE MASTASCUSACORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2012-11-01
RICHARD CHARTRANDCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2014-01-01
JENNIFER JONESCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2015-12-31
JOHN V LEHMANCORPORATE OFFICER · 0% share · since 2020-01-01

cms_home_health_payments

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

Records read from this file

Lewis County General Hospital Chha — 2024$552,840 paid · 123 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	LEWIS COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Trading name	LCGH CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
NPI	1457402505	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Medicare certification number	337136	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
CMS associate ID	2668463779	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Provider type	PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Organisation type	GOVERNMENT	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Incorporation date	1931-08-04	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
State of incorporation	NY	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
Street address	7785 N STATE ST	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
City	LOWVILLE	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
State	NY	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a
ZIP	133671229	CMS Home Health Agency Enrollments	Jul 27, 2026	Sep 18, 2026	2026-09-18 · c6841a

What changed

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Where this came from

CMS Home Health Agency Enrollmentsdata as of Jul 27, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · c6841a
HHS OIG Exclusion List (LEIE)data as of Sep 18, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · e6ca62
CMS Home Health Agency All Ownersdata as of Aug 19, 2026 · pulled Sep 18, 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · f10296

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Record details

NPI: 1457402505
Medicare CCN: 337136
Provider type: PART A PROVIDER - HOME HEALTH AGENCY
Organisation type: GOVERNMENT
Incorporated: Aug 4, 1931
Incorporation state: NY
Flagged signals: 2
Last refreshed: Sep 18, 2026

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