AMHERST NURSING HOME, INC

NPI 1407842610, organization, Amherst, MA, Skilled Nursing Facility

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

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

score 66 of 100, rank 1093, $700K 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	AMHERST NURSING HOME, INC (also CENTER FOR EXTENDED CARE AT AMHERST)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	September 22, 2005, last updated May 15, 2009
Practice location	150 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, Amherst, MA 01002, 413-256-8185
Authorized official	SHARON MEYERS (Co-Owner/ Administrator)
Specialties	Skilled Nursing Facility (314000000X) Skilled Nursing Facility (314000000X, primary)

In this area

153 providers in MA carry an indicator in the public record, with $112.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 84 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 39. 14 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	DANA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC Hanover, MA, ranked 77	$6K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 26, 2024. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $6,083 in total. and 1 more
1	FORTITUDE COUNSELING & RECOVERY CENTER, LLC Quincy, MA, ranked 118	$172K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since November 23, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 11 later months, $171,632 in total.
1	MELVIN EHRLICH Framingham, MA, ranked 152	$91K	Listed on the SAM.gov exclusion list (OPM) and the OIG exclusion list and the TX Medicaid exclusion list since August 18, 2016. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $90,573 in total.
1	SCOTT CALE Wellesley, MA, ranked 227	$25K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 13, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 15 later months, $25,150 in total.
1	MOHAMAD OCH Worcester, MA, ranked 259	$15K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since January 1, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 5 later months, $15,178 in total.
1	ANTHONY ADDESA Somerville, MA, ranked 448	$73	Listed on the SC Medicaid exclusion list since September 19, 2024. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $73 in total.
1	PHARMAGEARS LLC Walpole, MA, ranked 462	$0	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, charged) per a Department of Justice release dated February 20, 2025. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1	OPTIMUM LABS INC New Bedford, MA, ranked 469	$0	Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a state attorney general release dated July 28, 2025. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.

All 153 in MA

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DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes

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