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Moderate
OpenScore 40

ALB HOSPICE CARE INC

Doing business as ANTHEM HOSPICE

44215 15TH ST W, STE 308, LANCASTER, CA, 935345505

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Why this was flagged

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 5 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (JOSHUA SMITH) is listed on 5 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

JOSHUA SMITH

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 66.7% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JOSHUA SMITH

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 66.7% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JOSHUA SMITH

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 66.7% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JOSHUA SMITH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 66.7% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JEFFREY ELLIOTT

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · 33.3% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JEFFREY ELLIOTT

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33.3% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JEFFREY ELLIOTT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 33.3% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JEFFREY ELLIOTT

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 33.3% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

JEFFREY ELLIOTT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 33.3% ownership · since Sep 1, 2024

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

BRIAN JOSEPH BEROOKHIM

CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 0% ownership · since Aug 15, 2025

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 5 providers

Weekly refreshes

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

Records read from this file

  • JOSHUA SMITH5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 66.7% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JOSHUA SMITHCORPORATE OFFICER · 66.7% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JOSHUA SMITHCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 66.7% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JOSHUA SMITHW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · 66.7% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JEFFREY ELLIOTTOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 33.3% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JEFFREY ELLIOTT5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.3% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JEFFREY ELLIOTTCORPORATE OFFICER · 33.3% share · since 2024-09-01
  • JEFFREY ELLIOTTCORPORATE DIRECTOR · 33.3% share · since 2024-09-01

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

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 nameALB HOSPICE CARE INCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameANTHEM HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1669096376CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification numberB31715CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID8123442647CMS 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 date2020-05-20CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address44215 15TH ST W, STE 308CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityLANCASTERCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateCACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP935345505CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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