HOSPICE SERVICES OF NORTHWEST KANSAS INC

NPI 1003819764, organization, Phillipsburg, KS, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00086, ranked 86 nationally.

score 65 of 100, rank 1405, $60K at stake

Provider networks

D1-00086 ranked 86

24 providers around Athens, GA: 16 hospices, 6 home health agencies, 2 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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Name	HOSPICE SERVICES OF NORTHWEST KANSAS INC
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	May 24, 2005, last updated August 4, 2025
Practice location	424 8TH ST, Phillipsburg, KS 67661-2513, 785-543-2900
Authorized official	RACHEL COOMES (Executive Director)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary)

Procedures billed

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Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
T2046	Medicaid service code	$322K	100%	$3K	$4K (top 5% from $6K)	6th percentile

In this area

79 providers in KS carry an indicator in the public record, with $22.3M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 71 of them, followed by paid after a public list action on 6. 3 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	WE CARE TRANSPORTATION Overland Park, KS, ranked 42	$4.4M	Listed on the OIG exclusion list since January 20, 2010. Medicaid still paid claims in 31 later months, $4,441,513 in total.
1	GAIL WALTER Paola, KS, ranked 280	$11K	Listed on the MO Medicaid exclusion list since December 15, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $11,336 in total.
1	HOWARD REIFE Overland Park, KS, ranked 452	$62	Listed on the MO Medicaid exclusion list since June 16, 2012. Medicaid still paid claims in 69 later months, $62 in total.
3	CRAIG RESOURCES LLC Wichita, KS, ranked 891	$11.2M	Part of provider network D1-00088, ranked 88 nationally.
3	HARRY HYNES MEMORIAL HOSPICE, INC. Wichita, KS, ranked 976	$1.9M	Part of provider network D1-00112, ranked 112 nationally.
3	INTERIM HEALTH CARE OF WICHITA INC Wichita, KS, ranked 988	$1.8M	Part of provider network D1-00106, ranked 106 nationally.
3	RIVERCROSS HOSPICE L.L.C. Wichita, KS, ranked 997	$1.5M	Part of provider network D1-00112, ranked 112 nationally.
3	MIDLAND CARE CONNECTION, INC. Topeka, KS, ranked 1129	$559K	Part of provider network D1-00085, ranked 85 nationally.

All 79 in KS

Recent enforcement in KS

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DOJPleaded guiltyFeb 20, 2025

Vice President of Health Care Software and Services Company Pleads Guilty to $1B Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

Schreck and co-conspirators owned and operated DMERx, an internet-based platform that generated false doctors' orders for orthotic braces, pain creams, and other items, connecting pharmacies, DME suppliers, and marketers with telemedicine companies that accepted kickbacks for signed orders, resulting in more than $1 billion in billings.

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