Providers

MHC AREA 3, LLC

NPI 1225729452, organization, Ocala, FL, Home Health

3
Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
  • Part of provider network D1-00053, ranked 53 nationally.
score 60 of 100, rank 4661, $0 at stake

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NameMHC AREA 3, LLC (also CHOICE HEALTH AT HOME)
TypeOrganization
StatusActive
NPI issuedMay 18, 2023, last updated April 17, 2026
Practice location2801 SW COLLEGE RD STE 8, Ocala, FL 34474-4430, 888-891-0786
Mailing address6760 OLD JACKSONVILLE HWY STE 101, Tyler, TX 75703-0566
Authorized officialKATRINA LANIER (Secretary)
Specialties
Home Health (251E00000X, primary)

In this area

13 providers in Marion County, FL carry an indicator in the public record, with $13.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 8 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 4. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tierproviderat stakewhy
1MICHELLE FORSYTHE
Ocala, FL, ranked 577
$0
  • Adjudicated (indicted, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated June 18, 2025.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
3CR & RA INVESTMENTS LLC
Ocala, FL, ranked 1038
$1.1M
  • Part of provider network D1-00107, ranked 107 nationally.
3HOSPICE OF MARION COUNTY INC
Ocala, FL, ranked 2773
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00136, ranked 136 nationally.
3PREFERRED HOME HEALTH PROVIDERS, INC.
Ocala, FL, ranked 3314
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00053, ranked 53 nationally.
3HEAL AT HOME HEALTHCARE LLC
Ocala, FL, ranked 4475
$0
  • Part of provider network D1-00136, ranked 136 nationally.
4SHIRLEY ICE
Belleview, FL, ranked 8573
$2.9M
  • Hours beyond a day in 1 month, but with up to 1553 patients a month across 3 billing organizations, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
4CHRIS OKONKWO
Ocala, FL, ranked 8590
$2.8M
  • Hours beyond a day in 7 months, but with up to 869 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
4SHAHAB EUNUS
Ocala, FL, ranked 8634
$2.5M
  • Hours beyond a day in 14 months, but with up to 3264 patients a month across 4 billing organizations, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
  • Records needed.
All 13 in FL

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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