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Chester, South Carolina: Excluded Healthcare Providers and Entities

The HHS-OIG LEIE file imported on October 4, 2026 lists 2 exclusion records in Chester, South Carolina (2 individual and 0 entity). The most common basis is license revocation, suspension, or surrender (1).

Data: HHS-OIG LEIE file imported October 4, 2026; download-server file timestamp September 10, 2026. About these dates

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About HHS-OIG exclusions in Chester, South Carolina

The records on this page are individuals and entities with a Chester, South Carolina address that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federally funded health care programs. The HHS-OIG LEIE file imported on October 4, 2026 lists 2 records in Chester — 2 individuals and 0 entities. While a party is excluded, federal health care programs will not pay for items or services they furnish, order, or prescribe.

This page summarizes the public LEIE dataset only and is not an official government record. Always verify a person or entity's identity and current exclusion status directly with HHS-OIG before making employment, contracting, credentialing, billing, or compliance decisions.

Top exclusion types in Chester

The most common statutory bases for exclusion in Chester, South Carolina are license revocation, suspension, or surrender (1), felony conviction relating to health care fraud (1).

Revocation (1)Felony Fraud (1)

Provider categories in Chester

Common provider categories among excluded Chester records include Skilled Nursing Facility (1), Nursing Profession (1).

Records (2)

Melissa Rice-kelly Individual Felony Fraud
Chester, SC · Felony conviction relating to health care fraud · Exclusion date Feb 20, 2011
Ruth A Byars Individual Revocation
Chester, SC · License revocation, suspension, or surrender · Exclusion date May 20, 2004

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