Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 43 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (HYRUM KIRTON) is listed on 43 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
AVALON VA HH LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 100% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HYRUM A KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 33.33% ownership · since Oct 1, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SPENCER KIRTON
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33.33% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
SPENCER K KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 33.33% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
BYRON A KIRTON
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33.33% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HYRUM KIRTON
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 33.33% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
THE BYRON A KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 26.67% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
K-TEAM LLC
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 6.67% ownership · since Oct 1, 2025
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
RHETT R FREI
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 1, 2024
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LISA A HERNANDEZ
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jun 1, 2024
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 43 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- AVALON VA HH LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 100% share · since 2025-10-01
- HYRUM A KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.33% share · since 2023-10-01
- SPENCER KIRTON5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.33% share · since 2025-10-01
- SPENCER K KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.33% share · since 2025-10-01
- BYRON A KIRTON5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.33% share · since 2025-10-01
- HYRUM KIRTON5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 33.33% share · since 2025-10-01
- THE BYRON A KIRTON INDIVIDUAL TR5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 26.67% share · since 2025-10-01
- K-TEAM LLC5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 6.67% share · since 2025-10-01
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
- BRIGHTENLIFE HOSPICE LLCNPI 1730936188 · certification 461638 · 2333 E DINOSAUR CROSSING DR, SAINT GEORGE, UT
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 | BRIGHTENLIFE HOSPICE LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | BRIGHTENLIFE HOSPICE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1730936188 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 461638 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 0648718288 | 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 | LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Street address | 2333 E DINOSAUR CROSSING DR | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | SAINT GEORGE | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | UT | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 847901907 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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