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OpenScore 160

HOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY, INC

Doing business as TRANSITIONS LIFECARE

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250 HOSPICE CIRCLE, RALEIGH, NC, 27607-6372

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Why this was flagged

High
Billing far above peers

Medicare paid this provider far more than its peers

In 2020 Medicare paid this provider $39,904,843, against a typical payment of $2,205,936 for the same kind of provider that year. High volume can be legitimate, but extreme outliers are where billing fraud shows up.

Source Medicare Hospice Payments by Provider · record as of 11 Aug 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · c311f7

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Owners and managing parties of record

HOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY, INC

OTHER · O · 0% ownership · since May 18, 2015

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

STEVEN R SHELTON

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · since Jan 2, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

STEVEN R SHELTON

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Jan 2, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

STEVEN R SHELTON

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · I · since Jan 2, 2022

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

ANTOINETTE MESSLER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · since Jun 1, 1993

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

ANTOINETTE MESSLER

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · since Nov 15, 2009

Source CMS Hospice All Owners · record as of 19 Oct 2026 · pulled 9 Nov 2026 · version 2026-11-09 · fc59f2

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DetailValuePublished fileRecord as ofPulledVersion
Legal nameHOSPICE OF WAKE COUNTY, INCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Trading nameTRANSITIONS LIFECARECMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
NPI1518974609CMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Medicare certification number341523CMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
CMS associate ID5294760427CMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Provider typePART A PROVIDER - HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Organisation typeCORPORATIONCMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Incorporation date1979-02-06CMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
State of incorporationNCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
Street address250 HOSPICE CIRCLECMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
CityRALEIGHCMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
StateNCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d
ZIP27607-6372CMS Hospice EnrollmentsOct 19, 2026Nov 9, 20262026-11-09 · cca83d

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