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Critical
OpenScore 250

HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC

Doing business as ASERACARE HOSPICE

1015 LOGAN BLVD, ALTOONA, PA, 166024027

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Why this was flagged

Critical
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 656 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED) is listed on 656 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

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Aug 14, 2025

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

AMEDISYS INC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 29, 2020

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

AMEDISYS HOSPICE, L.L.C.

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 29, 2020

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

AMEDISYS HOLDING LLC

5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since May 29, 2020

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

HOMECARE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Mar 10, 2004

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

JACQULIN AMBER FABINA

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 10, 2023

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

AMBER DICK

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Oct 16, 2024

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

JOSHUA LEE PROFFITT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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

KRISTINA J BRAUD

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

KRISTINA J BRAUD

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

JEANNE LOUISE SHINGLETON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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

MARCUS DONAVON MACIP

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 1, 2026

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

KIMBERLY SEYMOUR

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 13, 2026

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

BRIDGET R KAIGLER

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

BRIDGET R KAIGLER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Apr 15, 2022

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

JONI BABINEAUX

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Apr 13, 2026

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 656 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

background detail only

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

background detail only

No completed weekly pull is recorded for this file yet.

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 PREFERRED CHOICE, INCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameASERACARE HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1912941642CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number391655CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID8224948880CMS 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
Street address1015 LOGAN BLVDCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityALTOONACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StatePACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP166024027CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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