Providers
All 79 in TX
MERCRIS HOME HEALTH INC
NPI 1407188543, organization, Richmond, TX, Home Health
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Evidence tier
documented action, then payment
- Listed on the Medicare revocation list since May 1, 2023.
- Medicaid still paid claims in 17 later months, $899,287 in total.
- 100% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 98 of 100, rank 29, $899K at stake
Public list actions
Medicare revocation effective May 1, 2023, barred from re-enrolling until May 1, 2033
424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Part A Provider - Home Health Agency, TX
Paid after the action
Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.
| list | identity check | action date | window closed | months paid after | first | last | paid after | 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicare revocation list 424.535(a)(9) failure to report and 424.535(a)(3) felonies | Exact NPI, name verified | May 1, 2023 | May 1, 2033 | 17 | Jun 2023 | Oct 2024 | $899K | $924K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | MERCRIS HOME HEALTH INC |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | January 30, 2010, last updated November 17, 2022 |
| Practice location | 6935 GETTYSBURG DR, Richmond, TX 77469-5815, 281-342-1980 |
| Authorized official | JOSHUA ODUSOLA-STEPHEN (Director) |
| Specialties | Home Health (251E00000X, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S5125 | Attendant care services per 15 minhistory of abuse | $384K | 100% | $2K | $2K (top 5% from $5K) | 47th percentile |
In this area
79 providers in Fort Bend County, TX carry an indicator in the public record, with $36.7M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 69 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 6.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | ACP HEALTH CARE RESOURCES, INC. Sugar Land, TX, ranked 837 | $2.0M |
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| 3 | EMBASSY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC Stafford, TX, ranked 842 | $1.6M |
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| 3 | COTTAGE HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC Sugar Land, TX, ranked 849 | $1.1M |
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| 3 | ACE HEALTHCARE SERVICES,INC Missouri City, TX, ranked 851 | $1.1M |
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| 3 | SERENITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC Stafford, TX, ranked 865 | $755K |
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| 3 | VENTEX HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC. Stafford, TX, ranked 905 | $8.2M |
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| 3 | RESERVED HOME HEALTH CARE, LLC Stafford, TX, ranked 1048 | $975K |
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| 3 | ACE-ELLENT HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCORPORATED Stafford, TX, ranked 1158 | $470K |
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Recent enforcement in TX
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJCivil settlementAug 26, 2026
Dallas medical clinic to pay $7.5 million to resolve COVID-19 testing overbilling allegations
Aymancare billed the federal government's HRSA Uninsured Program for separate evaluation and management services in addition to COVID-19 specimen collection and testing at pop-up testing sites when no such separate services were performed.
DOJConvictedAug 12, 2026
Scammer pharmacist guilty in $20 million healthcare kickback scheme
Thomas paid over $2 million in kickbacks to the owner of a Houston clinic in exchange for referrals of DOL-OWCP insured patients prescribed high-reimbursement compounded medications, which his pharmacy then billed to DOL-OWCP, receiving more than $20 million in reimbursements.
DOJIndictedJun 24, 2026
U.S. Attorney Announces Major Health Care Fraud Cases in Western District of Texas
Charles is alleged to have received illegal kickbacks for referring patients to San Antonio area hospice companies, causing over $9 million in Medicare claims, while Dr. Duncan settled allegations of billing Medicare and TRICARE for an unapproved amniotic-based product and Trevor's Place settled allegations of submitting inflated TRICARE claims for services not provided.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
Nine defendants were indicted in the Southern District of Texas for operating pill mill clinics and a pharmacy that unlawfully distributed controlled substances, billing Medicaid $16 million for mental health services for minors that did not occur, and billing Medicare and TRICARE approximately $906 million for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts procured through kickbacks.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
Northern District of Texas Charges 13 Health Care Fraudsters for Loss Over $360 Million
Thirteen defendants in the Northern District of Texas were charged in seven cases involving more than $365 million in fraudulent billing to federally-funded programs and other insurers, including laboratory and genetic testing claims procured through kickbacks, transcranial magnetic stimulation treatments billed to TRICARE, medically unnecessary EEG testing, and hospice services never provided.
Referral packet
The packet is a draft for a reviewer. It reads every public record behind this case, states what the records show with a citation for each finding, names the regulation each finding relates to, and lists the ordinary explanations to rule out first. It never asserts intent.