Providers

MINDS CORNERSTONE LLC

NPI 1811532112, organization, Wethersfield, CT, Community/Behavioral Health

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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
  • Adjudicated (complaint, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release and an HHS-OIG enforcement record dated January 16, 2025.
  • Medicaid paid $721,009 in the last 12 observed months.
score 96 of 100, rank 74, $721K at stake

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NameMINDS CORNERSTONE LLC (also IGNITED MINDS COUNSELING SERVICES)
TypeOrganization
StatusActive
NPI issuedNovember 10, 2019, last updated August 24, 2021
Practice location11 WILLIAMS ST, Wethersfield, CT 06109-1636, 860-593-4284
Mailing address11 WILLIAMS STREET, Wethersfield, CT 06109-1636
Authorized officialSuhail Aponte (Ceo)
Specialties
Community/Behavioral Health (251S00000X, primary)

In this area

33 providers in Wethersfield, CT carry an indicator in the public record, with $13.3M at stake between them. The most common is named in an enforcement record, on 11 of them, followed by more hours than a day holds on 10. 11 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tierproviderat stakewhy
1SHAWN TYSON
Hartford, CT, ranked 62
$0
  • Adjudicated (sentenced, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated June 21, 2024.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
  • and 2 more
1HELEN ZERVAS
Bristol, CT, ranked 112
$192K
  • Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, indicted) per a Department of Justice release dated February 11, 2025.
  • Medicaid paid $192,083 in the last 12 observed months.
1SORAYA SAWICKI
Avon, CT, ranked 133
$131K
  • Adjudicated (sentenced) per a state attorney general release dated June 3, 2025.
  • Medicaid paid $130,870 in the last 12 observed months.
1MICHAEL PINES
Glastonbury, CT, ranked 444
$0
  • Adjudicated (sentenced, pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated January 31, 2024.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
  • and 1 more
1THE GEMINI PROJECT, LLC
Newington, CT, ranked 446
$0
  • Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, complaint) per a Department of Justice release dated January 16, 2025.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
  • and 1 more
1COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING CENTER, LLC
Hartford, CT, ranked 550
$0
  • Adjudicated (sentenced) per a state attorney general release dated August 28, 2024.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1DONALD SALZBERG
West Hartford, CT, ranked 575
$0
  • Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated May 9, 2024.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
1THELMA EPPS
Hartford, CT, ranked 584
$0
  • Adjudicated (pleaded guilty, sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated November 8, 2024.
  • No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
All 33 in CT

Recent enforcement in CT

All releases

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DOJCivil settlementJun 23, 2026
Connecticut Lab and its Owner Pay Over $145K to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Enrollment Fraud
Coastal Diagnostics and its owner made material misrepresentations in a Connecticut Medicaid Provider Enrollment Application by denying any relationship to another enrolled provider, Genco Lab, and then submitted claims for laboratory services.
DOJPleaded guiltyJun 23, 2026
Middletown Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Unlawful Money Transmitting Business
Habib registered a company and opened a bank account through which fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicare Advantage plans for durable medical equipment, including orthotics and braces, that beneficiaries did not request, consent to, or receive, and he wired proceeds to Pakistan without a money transmitting license.
DOJComplaint filedMay 22, 2026
APRN Charged with Defrauding Connecticut’s Medicaid Program
An APRN was charged with submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims for medication management services that were not provided, including for patients who had stopped seeing her or who were hospitalized, incarcerated, or deceased.
DOJSentencedApr 30, 2026
Cheshire Nurse Who Illegally Distributed Controlled Substances is Sentenced
An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse enrolled as a Medicare and Medicaid provider unlawfully distributed amphetamines and benzodiazepines to individuals without legitimate medical need, charging $200 cash for office visits, and Medicaid paid $287.58 for prescriptions written for an undercover agent.
DOJSentencedFeb 10, 2026
Bloomfield Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud
Tyson and Epps submitted fraudulent Medicaid claims for psychotherapy counseling sessions that were not provided, billed under Tyson's provider number for services purportedly provided by the suspended Epps, and Tyson provided fraudulent patient records during a Medicaid audit.

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