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OpenScore 40

WELLSTAR COMMUNITY HOSPICE, LLC

Doing business as WELLSTAR COMMUNITY HOSPICE

4040 HOSPITAL WEST DRIVE, AUSTELL, GA, 301068117

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Why this was flagged

Moderate
Owner cluster

Owner is tied to 7 providers

An owner or managing party of this provider (JOHN KERNDL) is listed on 7 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

JOSEPH A REPPERT

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Apr 4, 2024

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

EBENEZER ERZUAH

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Jul 20, 2009

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

JOHN KERNDL

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Feb 17, 2025

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

JOSEPH A REPPERT

W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE · I · 100% ownership · since Aug 3, 2020

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

JOHN KERNDL

CORPORATE OFFICER · I · 100% ownership · since Feb 17, 2025

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

PAUL LAWRENCE DOUGLASS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Aug 22, 2016

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

MITZI MOORE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Apr 3, 2014

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

GRETCHEN CORBIN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Oct 3, 2024

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

FRANK ROS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Aug 25, 2012

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

HEATHER GRAHAM

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Sep 1, 2025

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

ORRIN S SWAYZE

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2014

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

JOHN C MCKIBBEN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Aug 1, 2019

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

KEITH PARKER

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2023

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

JAMES L HORNSBY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2018

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

EDWARD RICHARDSON

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Apr 4, 2019

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

DAVID BOTTOMS

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Feb 2, 2023

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

WILLIAM C BROCK

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2015

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

JAMES GLEN CUNNINGHAM

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Mar 4, 2021

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

MARK BERRY

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Oct 7, 2021

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

JAMES HOLMES

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Apr 4, 2019

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

GREG MORGAN

CORPORATE DIRECTOR · I · 5% ownership · since Jul 1, 2014

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

WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Jul 1, 2009

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

WELLSTAR HEALTH SYSTEM INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jul 1, 2009

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

COBB HOSPITAL INC

5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST · O · since Jul 1, 2009

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

COBB HOSPITAL INC

OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL · O · since Jul 1, 2009

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 7 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

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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 nameWELLSTAR COMMUNITY HOSPICE, LLCCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Trading nameWELLSTAR COMMUNITY HOSPICECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
NPI1407811060CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Medicare certification number111507CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CMS associate ID4486791878CMS 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 date2006-12-06CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
State of incorporationGACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
Street address4040 HOSPITAL WEST DRIVECMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
CityAUSTELLCMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
StateGACMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824
ZIP301068117CMS Hospice EnrollmentsJul 27, 2026Sep 18, 20262026-09-18 · 641824

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