Providers

KARE-IN-HOME HOSPICE OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, LLC

NPI 1336690296, organization, Tupelo, MS, Hospice Care, Community Based

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Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
  • Part of provider network D1-00051, ranked 51 nationally.
  • Medicaid dollars per patient on code Q5001 ($3870 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 70 of 100, rank 791, $831K at stake

National provider registry

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NameKARE-IN-HOME HOSPICE OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI, LLC (also VITALCARING GROUP)
TypeOrganization
StatusActive
NPI issuedOctober 16, 2016, last updated March 27, 2026
Practice location116 E NORTH THOMAS ST E, Tupelo, MS 38801, 662-205-5740
Mailing address8150 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 1800, Dallas, TX 75206-1883
Authorized officialJESSY DUKES (Contract Manager)
Specialties
Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary, license 162 MS)

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
codewhat it ispaidshareper patient-monthtypicalrank among providers
Q5003Medicaid service code$3.6M72%$5K$94 (top 5% from $6K)83rd percentile
Q5001Medicaid service code$1.4M28%$4K$0.00 (top 5% from $3K)98th percentile

In this area

2 providers in Lee County, MS carry an indicator in the public record, with $553K at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 2 of them.

tierproviderat stakewhy
5AMANDA PATTERSON
Saltillo, MS, ranked 11367
$301K
5KELLY STERLING-GREGORY
Tupelo, MS, ranked 11410
$252K

Recent enforcement in MS

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJSentencedJun 30, 2026
Madison Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Medicare Kickback Conspiracy
Smith, a marketer for diagnostic laboratories, solicited and received kickbacks from laboratories in exchange for referrals of specimens and orders for molecular diagnostic testing of toenails and paid kickbacks to providers to induce those referrals, resulting in over $1.4 million in claims to Medicare.
DOJSentencedJun 29, 2026
Two Corinth Pharmacists Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Healthcare Fraud
Two pharmacists billed Medicare and Medicaid for the same single prescription drug product numerous times, including diabetic insulin pens, asthma inhalers and psychotropic medications.
DOJSentencedMay 8, 2026
Former NFL Player Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Prison for $197M Medicare Fraud
French worked with overseas call centers to obtain patient information, paid kickbacks to sham telemedicine companies for signed doctors' orders for orthotic braces, sold the orders to marketers and supply companies, and billed Medicare and CHAMPVA through eight DME companies he owned using straw owners.
DOJPleaded guiltyNov 20, 2025
Mississippi Businessman Pleads Guilty to $19M Health Care Fraud Conspiracy
Gibbs paid kickbacks for fraudulent doctors' orders and used them to bill Medicare over $19 million for medically unnecessary orthotic braces through seven durable medical equipment supply companies he owned or controlled, sometimes through straw owners.
DOJCivil settlementAug 22, 2025
MISSISSIPPI MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PAY OVER $170,000 TO RESOLVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FRAUD
Former Medicaid recipients allegedly falsified their income on Mississippi Medicaid applications and renewals to create eligibility for health care benefits for their dependents.

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