Providers
All 20 in MA
NOTRE DAME HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.
NPI 1689703068, organization, Worcester, MA, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Evidence tier
network structure with a list link
- Part of provider network D1-00137, ranked 137 nationally.
score 66 of 100, rank 1056, $909K at stake
Provider networks
D1-00137 ranked 13758 providers around Worcester, MA: 31 hospices, 5 home health agencies, 22 nursing facilities.
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | NOTRE DAME HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC. (also NOTRE DAME HOSPICE; NOTRE DAME PALLIATIVE CARE) |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | March 3, 2007, last updated March 25, 2026 |
| Practice location | 555 PLANTATION ST, Worcester, MA 01605-2376, 508-852-5505 |
| Authorized official | PHILIP HICKEY (CEO/President) |
| Specialties | Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X) Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (2081H0002X, primary) |
In this area
20 providers in Worcester County, MA carry an indicator in the public record, with $21.4M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 12 of them, followed by named in an enforcement record on 4. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | MOHAMAD OCH Worcester, MA, ranked 259 | $15K |
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| 1 | UNION HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES,LLC Worcester, MA, ranked 569 | $0 |
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| 3 | RMG HOME CARE, INC Southbridge, MA, ranked 1008 | $1.4M |
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| 3 | SERENITY HOSPICE LLC Southborough, MA, ranked 1013 | $1.3M |
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| 3 | HOUGHTON CORPORATION Worcester, MA, ranked 1132 | $547K |
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| 3 | WEST SIDE CORPORATION Worcester, MA, ranked 1394 | $67K |
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| 3 | BENTLEY SAINT FRANCIS, LLC Worcester, MA, ranked 1408 | $59K |
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| 3 | OVERLOOK MASONIC HEALTH CENTER INC Charlton, MA, ranked 1411 | $58K |
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Recent enforcement in MA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Illegal Alien from Georgia Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3B Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava purportedly owned ND Medical Solutions LLC, a durable medical equipment company that submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent DME claims to Medicare and other insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the fraud proceeds to overseas accounts.
DOJIndictedSep 4, 2026
Georgian National Charged for Conspiracy to Launder Proceeds of $1.3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme
Gugava allegedly served as purported owner of ND Medical Solutions, LLC, which submitted at least $1.3 billion in fraudulent durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and private insurers using stolen identities, and he opened bank accounts to deposit and transfer the proceeds overseas.
DOJSentencedAug 20, 2026
Former Owner of Telemedicine Companies Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for $110 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Through his telemedicine companies, Richardson generated prepopulated durable medical equipment orders signed by doctors and nurses without beneficiary contact and sold them to telemarketers who resold them to DME suppliers that billed Medicare for medically unnecessary equipment.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $46 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Scheme
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, luxury resort stays, personal gifts and sham consulting payments to transplant health care professionals, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, causing false claims to federal health care programs and underreporting payments under the Open Payments Program.
DOJCivil settlementAug 10, 2026
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay Over $46M to Resolve Criminal and Civil Liability for Kickback Schemes
Veloxis paid kickbacks in the form of lavish meals, alcohol, gifts, trips and resort stays, and purported consulting fees to health care providers, and per-patient and per-month payments to specialty pharmacies, to induce prescriptions and purchases of Envarsus XR, and concealed those payments through falsified expense reports that resulted in underreporting to CMS's Open Payments Program.
Referral packet
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