Agency
Hospice Preferred Choice, INC.
Hospice Preferred Choice, INC. was paid $1.36M by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Jun 2024, across 1 billing code. Its largest line is Y9504, — 100% of everything it billed.
33Billing provider infoHOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE, INC.
SAVANNAH, MO 64485
SAVANNAH, MO 64485
33aNPI1760421622assigned 06/06/2006
33bProvider typeCommunity Based Hospice Care Agency
28Total paid$1.36M
24GClaims10,075
24DCodes billed1
24AFirst – last monthJan 2018 – Jun 2024
Compared with peers
Next to other Community Based Hospice Care Agency providers in Missouri
Rank by total paid#25 of 77
Median peer was paid$783K
This provider vs. median1.7×
Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Auditor's notes
Automated statistical signals. Not evidence of fraud — how these are computed.
Single-Code Concentration100% of spending on code Y9504 with only 1 total codes billed. Highly concentrated billing profile.
Entity ProliferationAuthorized official KUSSEROW, PAUL controls 20+ related entities in our dataset. Read more
Box 24A · Dates of service
Paid by month
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 276 | $544K | |
| 2023 | 7,456 | $510K | |
| 2024incomplete | 2,343 | $310K |
Box 24 · Service lines
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y9504 | 100% | 10,075 | 416 | $1.36M |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
From NPPES
Who's on the registration
Authorized officialKUSSEROW, PAUL (PRESIDENT)
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hospice, LLC | East Providence, RI | $47.24M |
| Amedisys New Jersey, L.L.C. | Hackensack, NJ | $2.42M |
| Amedisys New Jersey LLC | Hackensack, NJ | $1.62M |
| Amedisys Home Health of South Carolina LLC | North Charleston, SC | $1.09M |
| Family Home Health Care LLC | Columbia, KY | $1.02M |
| Amedisys Louisiana, LLC | Lafayette, LA | $948K |
| Amedisys Louisiana, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA | $939K |
| Horizons Hospice Care, LLC | Montgomery, AL | $828K |
| Amedisys Florida, LLC | Pensacola, FL | $784K |
| Aseracare Hospice - Senatobia, LLC | Senatobia, MS | $569K |
| Adventa Hospice, LLC | Knoxville, TN | $409K |
| Amedisys LA Acquisitions, LLC | Metairie, LA | $371K |
| Family Home Health Care LLC | Lexington, KY | $329K |
| Beacon Hospice, LLC | Auburn, ME | $261K |
| Tender Loving Care Health Care Services of New England, LLC | Stamford, CT | $197K |
| Amedisys Sp-Ky, LLC | Mt Sterling, KY | $117K |
| Amedisys Sp-Ky, LLC | Louisville, KY | $103K |
| Adventa Hospice, LLC | Roanoke, VA | $82K |
| Amedisys Louisiana, LLC | Shreveport, LA | $69K |
| Tender Loving Care Health Care Services Western, LLC | Burlingame, CA | $59K |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.