HOSPICE OF OKEECHOBEE, INC.

NPI 1659334464, organization, Okeechobee, FL, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00126, ranked 126 nationally.

score 60 of 100, rank 7191, $0 at stake

Provider networks

D1-00126 ranked 126

29 providers around Fort Myers, FL: 13 hospices, 13 home health agencies, 3 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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Name	HOSPICE OF OKEECHOBEE, INC.
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	April 11, 2006, last updated August 1, 2025
Practice location	411 SE 4TH ST, Okeechobee, FL 34974-4437, 863-467-2321
Mailing address	PO BOX 1548, Okeechobee, FL 34973-1548
Authorized official	CRYSTAL BUCCIARELLI (VP, Legal Services)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary, license 5026096 FL)

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
Q5003	Medicaid service code	$332K	100%	$6K	$94 (top 5% from $6K)	too few months to rank

In this area

399 providers in FL carry an indicator in the public record, with $390.9M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 254 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 103. 29 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	LEE FERGUSON Coral Springs, FL, ranked 39	$49K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 30, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $48,704 in total. and 1 more
1	JEREMY INGRAM Fort Myers, FL, ranked 114	$183K	Listed on the KY Medicaid exclusion list since February 15, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 20 later months, $182,792 in total.
1	INFINITY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT GROUP LLC West Palm Beach, FL, ranked 115	$178K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 14, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $178,323 in total.
1	BAPTIST PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES LLC Navarre, FL, ranked 148	$100K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since August 24, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 33 later months, $99,706 in total.
1	ROXANNE EDWARDS New Smyrna Beach, FL, ranked 157	$82K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 30, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 23 later months, $81,752 in total.
1	GOLD MEDICAL SUPPLY INC Cape Coral, FL, ranked 218	$33K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since November 10, 2020. Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $32,504 in total. and 1 more
1	CLINICARE MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC. Tampa, FL, ranked 255	$16K	Listed on the SC Medicaid exclusion list since August 17, 2019. Medicaid still paid claims in 32 later months, $16,389 in total.
1	SUN HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS LLC Hallandale Beach, FL, ranked 257	$16K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since February 1, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $16,267 in total.

All 399 in FL

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