MEDICA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE INC.

NPI 1730817081, organization, Houston, TX, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00027, ranked 27 nationally.

score 60 of 100, rank 4485, $0 at stake

Provider networks

D1-00027 ranked 27

23 providers around Houston, TX: 13 hospices, 10 home health agencies.

National provider registry

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Name	MEDICA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE INC.
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	August 12, 2022, last updated February 24, 2026
Practice location	710 N POST OAK RD STE 500, Houston, TX 77024-3858, 346-219-0222
Authorized official	BRENDA ESPINOZA (Administrator)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary)

In this area

219 providers in Harris County, TX carry an indicator in the public record, with $123.9M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 161 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 43. 7 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	BLAKES BLESSING HEALTH CARE INC. Houston, TX, ranked 24	$2.1M	Listed on the TX Medicaid exclusion list since January 19, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 33 later months, $2,118,903 in total. and 1 more
1	BERNADETTE IGUH Houston, TX, ranked 182	$55K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 4, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 42 later months, $55,127 in total.
1	CIBICARE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC Houston, TX, ranked 201	$44K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 4, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 42 later months, $43,860 in total.
1	WAEL ABOUGHALI Baytown, TX, ranked 284	$10K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 7, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 5 later months, $10,371 in total.
1	BILINGUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES PC Houston, TX, ranked 344	$3K	Listed on the TX Medicaid exclusion list since September 23, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 6 later months, $3,228 in total.
1	CULLEN FAMILY PRACTICE PLLC Houston, TX, ranked 346	$3K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since October 4, 2017. Medicaid still paid claims in 9 later months, $3,140 in total.
1	HECTOR UBALDO Katy, TX, ranked 595	$0	Adjudicated (convicted) per a Department of Justice release dated November 8, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
3	BELOVED HOME HEALTH SERVICES,INC Houston, TX, ranked 823	$4.6M	Part of provider network D1-00053, ranked 53 nationally. 100% of Medicaid dollars are on codes with a history of abuse.

All 219 in TX

Recent enforcement in TX

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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.

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