WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC.

NPI 1558594887, organization, Lagrange, GA, Home Health

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00051, ranked 51 nationally.

score 60 of 100, rank 4926, $0 at stake

Provider networks

D1-00051 ranked 51

181 providers around Houston, TX: 92 hospices, 87 home health agencies, 2 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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Name	WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (also WEST GEORGIA HOME CARE)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	September 3, 2009, last updated February 16, 2026
Practice location	120 GLENN BASS RD, Lagrange, GA 30240-5809, 706-845-3291
Mailing address	1800 PARKWAY PL SE STE 500, Marietta, GA 30067-8237
Authorized official	John Kerndl (Evp)
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
S9123	Nursing care in the home by RN per hour	$179K	81%	$121	$365 (top 5% from $10K)	15th percentile
G0151	PT in home health or hospice setting each 15 min	$34K	15%	$112	$203 (top 5% from $565)	36th percentile
S9124	Nursing care in the home by LPN per hour	$10K	4%	$116	$7K (top 5% from $15K)	5th percentile

In this area

147 providers in GA carry an indicator in the public record, with $57.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 92 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 21. 21 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	CAMILLE GRIER Snellville, GA, ranked 33	$3K	Listed on the AZ Medicaid exclusion list since April 21, 2024. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $3,379 in total. and 1 more
1	DANIEL JUNG Metter, GA, ranked 103	$264K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since July 20, 2014. Medicaid still paid claims in 78 later months, $263,873 in total.
1	ZAVIER ASH Tucker, GA, ranked 122	$148K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since March 16, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 32 later months, $147,613 in total.
1	AMRISH PATEL Mcdonough, GA, ranked 129	$135K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 19, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 66 later months, $135,318 in total.
1	UVIENOME SAKOR Douglasville, GA, ranked 142	$116K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 1, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 13 later months, $116,070 in total.
1	RAJASHAKHER REDDY Alpharetta, GA, ranked 151	$96K	Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since September 6, 2011. Medicaid still paid claims in 31 later months, $95,663 in total.
1	JEFFREY GALLUPS Alpharetta, GA, ranked 172	$61K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 21, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $61,386 in total. and 1 more
1	KAREN BUTLER Swainsboro, GA, ranked 181	$55K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since December 17, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 14 later months, $55,245 in total.

All 147 in GA

Recent enforcement in GA

All releases

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

DOJIndictedAug 24, 2026

Southern District of Georgia federal indictments include murder, drug- and firearm-related charges and healthcare fraud

Perry Patalano was indicted for Healthcare Fraud, Theft of Government Money, Property or Records, and Aggravated Identity Theft.

DOJChargedJun 24, 2026

Two Georgia Men Charged in National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Rutledge billed Georgia Medicaid for thousands of wound care, cyst removal, psychotherapy, and allergy testing services that were never performed, and Releford obtained nursing jobs by lying about his qualifications and stealing a licensed practical nurse's identity, causing providers to bill Medicare and Medicaid for services he could not legally perform.

DOJSentencedMay 4, 2026

Two Sentenced to Prison for $522M Genetic Testing Fraud and Illegal Kickback Scheme Targeting Medicare and Medicaid

Two men who controlled four laboratories paid kickbacks and bribes to marketers to obtain DNA samples and fraudulent requisition forms from medical providers, resulting in approximately $522 million in false claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests.

DOJPleaded guiltyApr 14, 2026

Behavioral therapist pleads guilty to health care fraud for submitting inflated insurance reimbursement claims

From June 2020 through May 2023, Stallings submitted false and fraudulent billing claims to TRICARE for individual and group therapy services that were not provided or were not provided as presented, and also obtained COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds that she spent on personal purposes.

DOJSentencedDec 2, 2025

Georgia Man Sentenced for $24M Kickback and Medicare Fraud Conspiracy

Moore instructed a network of recruiters to induce Medicare beneficiaries to accept medically unnecessary genetic tests, received approximately $4.3 million in kickbacks for referring beneficiary information, DNA specimens and doctors' orders, and concealed the payments with sham invoices.

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