CONTINUUM CARE OF SARASOTA LLC

NPI 1144801044, organization, Sarasota, FL, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00113, ranked 113 nationally.

score 65 of 100, rank 1360, $97K at stake

Provider networks

D1-00113 ranked 113

69 providers around Brooklyn, NY: 31 hospices, 19 home health agencies, 19 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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Name	CONTINUUM CARE OF SARASOTA LLC (also AFFINITY CARE OF SARASOTA)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	April 21, 2021, last updated June 9, 2026
Practice location	8590 POTTER PARK DR STE B, Sarasota, FL 34238-5440, 941-477-9991
Authorized official	Samuel Stern (Ceo)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
T2046	Medicaid service code	$97K	100%	$7K	$4K (top 5% from $6K)	too few months to rank

In this area

8 providers in Sarasota County, FL carry an indicator in the public record, with $4.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 4 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 3.

tier	provider	at stake	why
3	TIDEWELL HOSPICE, INC. Sarasota, FL, ranked 926	$4.5M	Part of provider network D1-00136, ranked 136 nationally.
3	ALLPRO HOME HEALTH, LLC Osprey, FL, ranked 4622	$0	Part of provider network D1-00105, ranked 105 nationally.
3	MHC AREA 8, LLC Venice, FL, ranked 5055	$0	Part of provider network D1-00053, ranked 53 nationally.
3	NEW LEVEL 3 Sarasota, FL, ranked 6607	$0	Charged (charged) per a Department of Justice release dated June 26, 2026, not adjudicated.
4	MARINA NESTERENKO Sarasota, FL, ranked 7996	$300K	Hours beyond a day in 3 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing. Records needed. and 1 more
4	ROBINDER BHANGOO Sarasota, FL, ranked 9696	$25K	Hours beyond a day in 2 months, but with up to 126 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours. Records needed.
5	TARIQ HALIM Lakewood Ranch, FL, ranked 10484	$69K	Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99213 ($188 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
5	STEPHEN DUCKER North Venice, FL, ranked 11921	$13K

Recent enforcement in FL

All releases

Department 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.

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