VERITY
Providers

WATSONTOWN OPERATING, LLC

NPI 1821532342, organization, Watsontown, PA, Skilled Nursing Facility

Evidence tier
No indicators
No detector reached this NPI and it appears on none of the loaded lists.

Provider networks

D1-00163 ranked 163
293 providers around Bronx, NY: 6 hospices, 5 home health agencies, 282 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

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NameWATSONTOWN OPERATING, LLC (also WATSONTOWN REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER)
TypeOrganization
StatusActive
NPI issuedDecember 19, 2016, last updated March 7, 2017
Practice location245 E 8TH ST, Watsontown, PA 17777-1033, 570-538-2561
Mailing address22 DIKE DR, Monsey, NY 10952-1114
Authorized officialJACOB ZAHLER (Member)
Specialties
Skilled Nursing Facility (314000000X, primary)

In this area

29 providers in Watsontown, PA carry an indicator in the public record, with $26.2M at stake between them. The most common is part of a provider network, on 11 of them, followed by paid after a public list action on 10. 17 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tierproviderat stakewhy
1BERNARD OGON
King Of Prussia, PA, ranked 85
$460K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 25, 2019.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 15 later months, $460,082 in total.
1TRI-STATE VISITING HOME PHYSICIANS
Bristol, PA, ranked 91
$377K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since September 25, 2019.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 14 later months, $377,042 in total.
1COOL WATERS, LLC
Harrisburg, PA, ranked 128
$137K
  • Listed on a Department of Justice release since October 15, 2024.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $136,503 in total.
  • and 1 more
1A PART OF OUR FAMILY HOME CARE AGENCY LLC
Bally, PA, ranked 132
$132K
  • Adjudicated (sentenced) per a state attorney general release dated June 13, 2025.
  • Medicaid paid $131,646 in the last 12 observed months.
1YITZCHOK KURTZER
Scranton, PA, ranked 209
$37K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list and the NY Medicaid exclusion list since September 29, 2021.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 32 later months, $36,641 in total.
1MATTHEW DEGIROLAMO
Willow Grove, PA, ranked 290
$10K
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since March 1, 2024.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $9,741 in total.
1JOSEPH THOMAS
Erie, PA, ranked 396
$984
  • Listed on the NY Medicaid exclusion list since November 14, 2022.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $984 in total.
1MOHAMMAD MALIK
Ellwood City, PA, ranked 403
$847
  • Listed on the Medicare revocation list since April 30, 2021.
  • Medicaid still paid claims in 2 later months, $847 in total.
All 29 in PA

Recent enforcement in PA

All releases

Department of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.

DOJChargedAug 4, 2026
The Fraud Division Announces Charges Against 19 Defendants for Medicaid Home Health Aid Schemes
Nineteen defendants, including owners and employees of home care companies, home health aides, and Medicaid recipients, were charged with submitting claims for home care services that were not provided, including claims for hours when purported aides were incarcerated, hospitalized, working other jobs, or traveling overseas.
DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Two Doctors, Physician’s Assistant Charged With Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances Via Voicemail “Refill Line”
From January 2020 through March 2025 the defendants allegedly operated a voicemail refill line that allowed patients to receive refills of Schedule II controlled substance prescriptions, namely oxycodone and amphetamine, without interacting with a licensed prescriber, and submitted prescriptions in another medical professional's name to deceive pharmacies.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
Scranton Woman Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Bank Fraud With Funds Derived From Federal Health Care Programs
Beaubrun is alleged to have stolen and appropriated checks intended by Entity #1 for various payees, including funds derived from Medicare and Medicaid, and endorsed them to herself, causing a loss of over $300,000.
DOJCivil settlementJun 10, 2026
Ahold Delhaize USA Inc. to Pay $40M for Allegedly Reporting Inflated Drug Prices on Claims to Federal Healthcare Programs
Ahold Delhaize's in-store retail pharmacies operated prescription savings programs offering discounted prices but failed to report those discounted prices as their "usual and customary" prices on claims to Medicare Part D, Medicaid and TRICARE, causing those programs to pay inflated amounts.
DOJCivil settlementJun 10, 2026
Ahold Delhaize USA Inc. to Pay $40M for Allegedly Reporting Inflated Drug Prices on Claims to Federal Healthcare Programs
Ahold Delhaize supermarket pharmacies operated prescription savings programs offering discounted prices but failed to report those discounted prices as their "usual and customary" prices on claims to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE, causing those programs to pay inflated amounts.

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