Providers
All 22 in TX
HILLRISE HOME MANAGEMENT LLC
NPI 1558599944, organization, El Paso, TX, Home Health
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Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00084, ranked 84 nationally.
- 100% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.
score 68 of 100, rank 855, $922K at stake
Provider networks
D1-00084 ranked 8435 providers around Corpus Christi, TX: 15 hospices, 20 home health agencies.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | HILLRISE HOME MANAGEMENT LLC (also 1ST CHOICE HOME HEALTH) |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | June 24, 2009, last updated November 1, 2021 |
| Practice location | 10662 VISTA DEL SOL DR, El Paso, TX 79935-4520, 915-855-9333 |
| Authorized official | PATRICIA RUFFIER (Administrator) |
| 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 | $1.4M | 100% | $1K | $2K (top 5% from $5K) | 31st percentile |
In this area
22 providers in El Paso County, TX carry an indicator in the public record, with $19.9M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 11 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 10.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | EVANGEL HEALTH CARE CHARITIES, INC. EL Paso, TX, ranked 1278 | $197K |
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| 3 | HOSPICE OF EL PASO INC. EL Paso, TX, ranked 1351 | $105K |
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| 3 | HOSPICE DEL NORTE LLC EL Paso, TX, ranked 1431 | $46K |
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| 3 | CENTER AT ZARAGOZA, LLC EL Paso, TX, ranked 4252 | $0 |
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| 3 | TAMCARE HOME HEALTH LLC EL Paso, TX, ranked 4640 | $0 |
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| 3 | HILLRISE HOME MANAGEMENT LLC EL Paso, TX, ranked 5230 | $0 |
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| 3 | STATE OF TEXAS VETERANS LAND BOARD EL Paso, TX, ranked 5374 | $0 |
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| 3 | REDWOOD HOSPICE LLC EL Paso, TX, ranked 5878 | $0 |
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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
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