Providers
All 10 in VA
SYNERGY HEALTH SYSTEMS
NPI 1821652603, organization, Chesapeake, VA, Community/Behavioral Health
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Evidence tier
documented action, then payment
- Listed on a Department of Justice release since August 26, 2024.
- Medicaid still paid claims in 4 later months, $510,040 in total.
- Adjudicated (pleaded guilty) per a Department of Justice release dated August 26, 2024.
score 96 of 100, rank 80, $510K at stake
Paid after the action
Months in which Medicaid paid claims for this provider after a public action that should have triggered a screening check. This is a record of payments, not a determination that they were improper.
| list | identity check | action date | window closed | months paid after | first | last | paid after | 12 months before |
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| doj adjudicated enforcement record (pleaded guilty): suffolk services provider pleads guilty to healthcare fraud | No NPI on the list; matched by name at high confidence | Aug 26, 2024 | still open | 4 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | $510K | $1K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | SYNERGY HEALTH SYSTEMS |
| Type | Organization |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | April 26, 2019, last updated April 26, 2019 |
| Practice location | 4041 TAYLOR RD STE G, Chesapeake, VA 23321-5525, 757-487-2803 |
| Authorized official | Whitteney Guyton (Ceo) |
| Specialties | Home Health (251E00000X) Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X) Community/Behavioral Health (251S00000X, primary) |
In this area
10 providers in Chesapeake city County, VA carry an indicator in the public record, with $500K at stake between them. The most common is paid after a public list action, on 4 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 3. 4 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | RICHARD HILL Chesapeake, VA, ranked 88 | $407K |
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| 1 | LOPITO BUGARIN Chesapeake, VA, ranked 277 | $12K |
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| 1 | WELL CLINIC PEDIATRICS & FAMILY MEDICINE PC Chesapeake, VA, ranked 279 | $12K |
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| 1 | SYNERGY HEALTH SYSTEMS Chesapeake, VA, ranked 623 | $0 |
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| 3 | NORFOLK AREA SENIOR CARE LLC Chesapeake, VA, ranked 2652 | $0 |
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| 3 | JAVAID PERWAIZ Chesapeake, VA, ranked 3193 | $0 |
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| 3 | AMERICAN HOME HEALTHCARE Chesapeake, VA, ranked 3548 | $0 |
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| 3 | TRINITY HOSPICE 1, LLC Chesapeake, VA, ranked 6886 | $0 |
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Recent enforcement in VA
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
U.S. Attorney’s Office announces charges against three defendants in the Eastern District of Virginia as part of national health care fraud takedown
Three defendants were charged with fraudulently billing Medicaid for mental health services that were not provided and with submitting false claims to Medicare through a straw-owned durable medical equipment company.
DOJSentencedJun 5, 2026
Medicaid service providers sentenced for false statements resulting in overbilling
Wright and Winfield instructed CCR employees to falsely claim in progress notes that children received therapeutic day treatment services from 2:00pm to 7:00pm, including providing prefilled progress note templates, resulting in overbilling to Medicaid.
DOJCivil settlementApr 27, 2026
Tri-Area Community Health Agrees to Pay $513,000 to Resolve Medicare Billing Allegations
Tri-Area Community Health billed Medicare for Annual Wellness Visits provided by pharmacists without appropriate physician supervision that were billed under the names of physicians not involved with the visits.
DOJSentencedMar 17, 2026
Six Sentenced in Healthcare Fraud Conspiracy that Stole $10 Million from Medicaid Over Six-Year Period
Six defendants conspired to submit false claims to Virginia Medicaid on behalf of 1st Adult N Pediatric Healthcare Services for nursing and personal care services that were not provided, including falsifying records and paying parents or guardians of patients for blank, signed nursing notes.
DOJIndictedMar 11, 2026
Victim Advisory- Divine Youth Case Updates
Divine Youth Counseling submitted more than $11 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims for Crisis Stabilization and Mobile Crisis services by falsely claiming two mental health professionals provided Team Treatment services and paid more than $470,000 in kickbacks in the form of hotel rooms for Medicaid recipients.
Referral packet
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