Providers
ADVOCATE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC.
NPI 1083614119, organization, Crystal River, FL, Home Health
3
Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00051, ranked 51 nationally.
score 60 of 100, rank 2850, $0 at stake
Provider networks
D1-00051 ranked 51181 providers around Houston, TX: 92 hospices, 87 home health agencies, 2 nursing facilities.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ADVOCATE HOME HEALTH CARE, INC. (also VITALCARING GROUP) |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | July 29, 2005, last updated March 27, 2026 |
| Practice location | 706 N SUNCOAST BLVD, Crystal River, FL 34429-5470, 352-746-2549 |
| Mailing address | 8150 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 1800, Dallas, TX 75206-1883 |
| Authorized official | CHRIS WALKER (Chief Operating Officer) |
| Specialties | Home Health (251E00000X, primary, license HHA299991842 FL) |
In this area
2 providers in Citrus County, FL carry an indicator in the public record, with $1.3M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 2 of them.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BERNADETTE CIESLAK Homosassa, FL, ranked 9196 | $527K |
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| 5 | MYRA RICKETTS Beverly Hills, FL, ranked 11106 | $781K |
Recent enforcement in FL
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 14, 2026
Ocala Mental Health Counselor Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft and Wire Fraud
Forsythe used the names and insurance policy information of 22 individuals without their consent to bill two health insurance companies for counseling services she had not provided.
DOJConvictedAug 12, 2026
Cuban National Convicted of Unlawfully Obtaining US Citizenship After Concealing Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Rodriguez concealed on her naturalization application her participation in a seven-year healthcare fraud conspiracy that resulted in approximately $4.6 million in fraudulent healthcare claims.
DOJCivil settlementAug 3, 2026
Medicare Advantage Provider Complete Health to Pay $14,100,000 to Settle False Claims Act Suit
Complete Health caused the submission of diagnosis codes within HCC 55 and HCC 59 that were not clinically valid, not supported by medical records, and/or not considered in the beneficiary's care, increasing Medicare Advantage risk-adjusted payments from which it received a percentage.
DOJCivil settlementJul 31, 2026
Two Additional Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and Medicaid for Cranial Ultrasounds
Two ophthalmology practices billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds premised on false diagnoses, with one practice receiving remuneration from a third-party testing company to refer patients for the tests.
DOJCivil settlementJul 31, 2026
Two Additional Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Claims to Medicare and Medicaid for Cranial Ultrasounds
Two ophthalmology practices billed Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds premised on false diagnoses and, as to Floral Park Ophthalmology, resulting from remuneration paid by a third-party testing company to induce referrals.
Referral packet
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