LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.

NPI 1467461103, organization, Salida, CO, Skilled Nursing Facility

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00087, ranked 87 nationally.

score 60 of 100, rank 2439, $0 at stake

Provider networks

D1-00087 ranked 87

86 providers around Eau Claire, WI: 1 hospice, 1 home health agency, 84 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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Name	LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. (also COLUMBINE MANOR CARE CENTER)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	August 5, 2006, last updated July 10, 2026
Practice location	530 W 16TH ST, Salida, CO 81201-2240, 719-539-6112
Mailing address	3001 KEITH ST NW, Cleveland, TN 37312-3713
Authorized official	CINDY CROSS (Assistant Secretary)
Specialties	Skilled Nursing Facility (314000000X, primary, license 0091 CO) Respite Care (385H00000X)

In this area

225 providers in CO carry an indicator in the public record, with $216.0M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 136 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 72. 8 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	NEW GENESIS LLC Denver, CO, ranked 153	$90K	Listed on the CO Medicaid exclusion list since September 24, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $89,629 in total.
1	ALISON BARTON Littleton, CO, ranked 176	$58K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list since February 8, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 6 later months, $58,320 in total.
1	TAMMY SWITZER Parker, CO, ranked 206	$37K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list since July 7, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 16 later months, $37,476 in total.
1	TANNA SKINNER Colorado Springs, CO, ranked 214	$34K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list since October 21, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 8 later months, $33,806 in total.
1	VEENA MATHAD Arvada, CO, ranked 248	$19K	Listed on the CO Medicaid exclusion list since October 21, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $18,989 in total.
1	SAMIR HADDAD Denver, CO, ranked 309	$7K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since March 15, 2010. Medicaid still paid claims in 8 later months, $6,619 in total.
1	CLARO SCIENTIFIC LABORATORIES CORP Lafayette, CO, ranked 405	$737	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 1, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $737 in total. and 1 more
1	SUMMIT ASSESSMENTS AND THERAPY LLC Monument, CO, ranked 436	$198	Listed on the CO Medicaid exclusion list since September 22, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $198 in total.

All 225 in CO

Recent enforcement in CO

All releases

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DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026

Colorado Man Charged In Medicaid Fraud Scheme Connected To Arapahoe County Adult Daycare

Omer offered three $500 kickback payments in exchange for referrals of Medicaid beneficiaries for adult daycare, and $10,000 in other kickback payments described as marketing expenses or office supply, to induce beneficiaries to attend Nadina Adult Daycare Center.

DOJCivil settlementNov 24, 2025

Southern Colorado Hospital and Doctors Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations That They Unlawfully Prescribed Opioids and Other Controlled Substances

Three physicians employed by Mt. San Rafael Hospital allegedly issued invalid prescriptions for controlled substances including opioids not for a legitimate medical purpose or outside the usual course of professional practice, and caused claims for those prescriptions to be submitted to Medicare and other federal health care programs.

DOJCivil settlementDec 3, 2024

$2 Million Resolves Kickback Allegations Relating to Denver Neuromonitoring Company

Assure paid remuneration to surgeons through joint venture companies to induce them to order intraoperative neuromonitoring services, resulting in claims submitted to federally funded healthcare programs.

DOJIndictedSep 24, 2024

Seven People Charged With Over $40 Million In Medicare And Medicaid Fraud

Defendants, through genetic testing laboratories they owned and operated, paid kickbacks and bribes to marketing companies for referrals for medically unnecessary genetic testing, resulting in more than $40 million in false and fraudulent claims paid by Medicare and Colorado Medicaid, and three defendants laundered the proceeds.

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