KARE-IN-HOME HOSPICE OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, LLC

NPI 1952847402, organization, Batesville, MS, Hospice Care, Community Based

Evidence tier

network structure with a list link

Part of provider network D1-00051, ranked 51 nationally.

score 66 of 100, rank 1087, $722K at stake

Provider networks

D1-00051 ranked 51

181 providers around Houston, TX: 92 hospices, 87 home health agencies, 2 nursing facilities.

National provider registry

From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.

Name	KARE-IN-HOME HOSPICE OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI, LLC (also VITALCARING GROUP)
Type	Organization
Status	Active
NPI issued	January 9, 2017, last updated March 27, 2026
Practice location	271 HIGHWAY 6 W, Batesville, MS 38606-2557, 662-563-5708
Mailing address	8150 N CENTRAL EXPY STE 1800, Dallas, TX 75206-1883
Authorized official	ANGIE MARTIN (Licensing Manager)
Specialties	Hospice Care, Community Based (251G00000X, primary, license 009 MS)

Procedures billed

The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.

Medicaid, largest codes

code	what it is	paid	share	per patient-month	typical	rank among providers
Q5003	Medicaid service code	$2.7M	91%	$5K	$94 (top 5% from $6K)	79th percentile
Q5001	Medicaid service code	$271K	9%	$4K	$0.00 (top 5% from $3K)	97th percentile

In this area

52 providers in MS carry an indicator in the public record, with $88.0M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 32 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 10. 7 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.

tier	provider	at stake	why
1	MILESTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER Greenville, MS, ranked 31	$415K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since February 6, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $414,794 in total. and 1 more
1	BRANTLEY NICHOLS Ruleville, MS, ranked 99	$299K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since July 24, 2018. Medicaid still paid claims in 17 later months, $298,768 in total.
1	CHRISTA STAPLES Columbia, MS, ranked 222	$28K	Listed on the CA Medicaid exclusion list since November 30, 2022. Medicaid still paid claims in 10 later months, $27,901 in total.
1	BENJAMIN SANFORD Starkville, MS, ranked 320	$5K	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since January 26, 2021. Medicaid still paid claims in 3 later months, $5,278 in total.
1	MARION LUND Oxford, MS, ranked 399	$923	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since February 2, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $923 in total.
1	FOOT DOCTOR, PLLC Oxford, MS, ranked 400	$923	Listed on the Medicare revocation list since February 2, 2023. Medicaid still paid claims in 1 later month, $923 in total.
1	MEDIHEALTH MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LLC Amory, MS, ranked 512	$0	Adjudicated (sentenced) per a Department of Justice release dated February 15, 2024. No Medicaid payments in the last 12 observed months.
2	JOHN WILKAITIS Jackson, MS, ranked 697	$1.6M	Billed more hands-on hours than a day holds in 2 months, peaking at 24.6 hours per day across 3 billing organizations. Medicaid dollars per patient on code 99232 ($286 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.

All 52 in MS

Recent enforcement in MS

All releases

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