Why this was flagged
Owner is tied to 37 providers
An owner or managing party of this provider (DEACONESS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.) is listed on 37 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
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 Hospice Enrollments · record as of 27 Jul 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · 641824
Other providers at this street address (1)
STEWART HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISES LLC
STE 500C · Incorporated Dec 10, 2012
Owners and managing parties of record
DEACONESS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 80% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LIFESPRING HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, LLC
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · 80% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
THE DEACONESS ASSOCIATES, INC.
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 80% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
LIFESPRING HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 80% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
3RD GEN HOSPICE LLC
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · 20% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HEALTHER GFELLER
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 8% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
MATT STUART
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 8% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
HALEY BOTELLO
5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · I · 4% ownership · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KAREN E VAHLBERG
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
AMBER E NEWKIRK
W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Mar 7, 2023
Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Aug 2026 · pulled 18 Sept 2026 · version 2026-09-18 · ed1513
KAREN E VAHLBERG
CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Mar 7, 2023
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 37 providers
Weekly refreshes
- 18 Sept 2026 (in use)70,444 recordspublisher data as of 19 Aug 2026
Records read from this file
- DEACONESS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC.5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 80% share · since 2023-03-07
- LIFESPRING HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, LLCOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · 80% share · since 2023-03-07
- THE DEACONESS ASSOCIATES, INC.5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 80% share · since 2023-03-07
- LIFESPRING HOME CARE AND HOSPICE, LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 80% share · since 2023-03-07
- 3RD GEN HOSPICE LLC5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 20% share · since 2023-03-07
- HEALTHER GFELLER5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 8% share · since 2023-03-07
- MATT STUART5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 8% share · since 2023-03-07
- HALEY BOTELLO5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · 4% share · since 2023-03-07
CMS Hospice Enrollments
- 2 providers share this street address
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
- LIFECARE HOSPICE LLCNPI 1366143802 · certification 371744 · 1900 E 15TH ST, EDMOND, OK
- STEWART HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISES LLCsame street address in the same 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.
| Detail | Value | Published file | Record as of | Pulled | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal name | LIFECARE HOSPICE LLC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Trading name | DEACONESS HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS, INC | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| NPI | 1366143802 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| Medicare certification number | 371744 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| CMS associate ID | 9931629789 | 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 | 1900 E 15TH ST, STE 500C | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| City | EDMOND | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| State | OK | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
| ZIP | 730136696 | CMS Hospice Enrollments | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | 2026-09-18 · 641824 |
What changed
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