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2026 ALJ Decisions

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2026.07.14, CR6937, SpineMD PLLC v. CMS
2026.07.13, CR6939, Jerrica Sims v. The Inspector General
2026.07.10, CR6936, Thomas A. Hunt v. SSA
2026.07.09, CR6935, Community Foot & Ankle Center LLC v. CMS
2026.07.09, CR6929, OneCare Hospic, LLC v. CMS
2026.07.08, CR6934, Kennebec Medical Consultants LLC v. CMS
2026.07.07, CR6930, Mansur Hsin-Chia Lee v. CMS
2026.07.07, CR6928, David Smith, M.D. v. CMS
2026.06.26, CR6926, Kaylee Jo Boland v. The Inspector General
2026.06.24, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-29, WellCare, Inc. v. CMS
2026.06.24, CR6925, Katherine F. Cooke v. CMS
2026.06.23, CR6924, Accudose Pharmacy v. CMS
2026.06.22, CR6923, Cosmetic Surgery Associates of New York v. CMS
2026.06.22, CR6922, Highland Pines Nursing Home v. CMS
2026.06.17, CR6921, Maria Blair v. The Inspector General
2026.06.16, CR6920, Avista Hospice Arizona, LLC v. CMS
2026.06.16, CR6918, Lakeland Health Care Center v. CMS
2026.06.15, CR6919, Nura Yasin, M.D. v. The Inspector General
2026.06.15, CR6917, Home Visit MD, PLC v. CMS
2026.06.15, CR6916, Fritz Baumgartner v. CMS
2026.06.15, CR6915, Goldthwaite Health & Rehabilitation Center v. CMS
2026.06.15, CR6914, Terrace Acquisition II, LLC d/b/a Fordham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center v. CMS
2026.06.15, CR6913, Peace C. Onyejiaka v. The Inspector General
2026.06.11, TB10977, CTP v. FHM Fuel, Inc. d/b/a Marathon
2026.06.09, CR6912, Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center, LLC v. CMS
2026.06.09, CR6911, Ohio Wound Care Network, et. al. v. CMS
2026.06.08, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-28, Diabetic Shoe Girl LLC, v. CMS
2026.06.04, CR6910, Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor v. The Inspector General
2026.06.04, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-27, Nicholas Jauregui MD Inc. & Nicholas Jauregui v. CMS
2026.06.03, CR6909, In re CMS LCD Complaint: Vitamin D Assay Testing
2026.06.03, CR6903, Joe Kilianski, M.D. v. CMS
2026.06.02, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-25, Jesus Morales v. SSA
2026.06.01, TB10996, CTP v. Phillip Gunter d/b/a PLR Convenience Store
2026.06.01, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-26, River Crossing of Edwardsville v. CMS
2026.06.01, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-24, Prairieview Lutheran Home v. CMS
2026.06.01, CR6908, Stream Health Care, PA v. CMS
2026.06.01, CR6907, Community Ambulance for Northern Des Moines County v CMS
2026.06.01, CR6906, Cardiac Diagnostic Associate, LLC v. CMS
2026.05.27, CR6904, Giang Din Nguyen v. CMS
2026.05.27, CR6901, Lakeisha Janel Reveron v. The Inspector General
2026.05.26, CR6905, Adarsh Kumar Gupta v. The Inspector General
2026.05.20, CR6902, Jonathan Kennedy v. SSA
2026.05.19, TB10987, CTP v. K B A Fuel Services, Inc. d/b/a Fill Up
2026.05.18, CR6900, Sonja M. Grace v. The Inspector General
2026.05.18, CR6899, Larry Woods, D.O. and Dr. Larry Woods, Inc. v. CMS
2026.05.18, CR6898, Darla Byus v. The Inspector General
2026.05.18, CR6897, Prime Healthcare Illinois Medical Group LLC v. CMS
2026.05.15, CR6896, Lee Peter Bee, DO v. The Inspector General
2026.05.14, TB10968, CTP v. Kazmi Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Gulf
2026.05.14, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-23, Veronica Katz v. The Inspector General
2026.05.14, CR6895, Wayne Health Care v. CMS
2026.05.13, CR6894, In re LCD Complaint: Gastrointestinal Pathogen (GIP) Panels Utilizing Multiplex Amplification Techniques (NAATS) (L38229)
2026.05.12, TB10978, CTP v. OnTop Distribution Inc. d/b/a Vapemarkdown
2026.05.11, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-22, Wanda Yates v. SSA
2026.05.08, TB10939, CTP v. Prestige S&A Product Corp. d/b/a Tobacco City
2026.05.05, CR6892, Miguel Angel Saravia v. The Inspector General
2026.05.04, TB10849, CTP v. Mount Rainier Dollar and Food Mart Inc. d/b/a Alife Dollar Food Mart
2026.05.04, CR6893, William Habermann v. SSA
2026.05.01, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-21, Hospice and Palliative Care of California, Inc. v. CMS
2026.05.01, CR6891, Medina Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center v. CMS
2026.05.01, CR6890, Bruce Rubinowicz, DO v. CMS
2026.05.01, CR6889, Amherst Psychiatric Associates, LLC v. CMS
2026.04.30, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-20, Cassandra Boutelle v. HHS
2026.04.29, CR6888, Eileen Inciong v. CMS
2026.04.28, CR6887, Casey Family Medical Center, Inc. v. CMS
2026.04.28, TB10765, CTP v. Empire Imports, LLC d/b/a Vape.com
2026.04.27, TB10884, CTP v. Best Effort First Time, LLC d/b/a Columbia Auto Care & Wash / Exxon
2026.04.27, TB10853, CTP v. Sparkies, LLC d/b/a Sparkies Smoke Shop
2026.04.27, CR6886, Miguel Caldera v. The Inspector General
2026.04.24, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-19, Excellency Medical Supplies LLC v. CMS
2026.04.24, CR6885, Sonny Sagar v. The Inspector General
2026.04.24, CR6884, Steven Kuhn v. SSA
2026.04.23, CR6882, Laura Go v. CMS
2026.04.23, CR6881, Orthopedic Institute of Michigan, PLLC v. CMS
2026.04.22, CR6883, Haroon I. Hameed, M.D. v. CMS
2026.04.22, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-17, NeuLine Health Management LLC v. CMS
2026.04.21, CR6880, Melissa Thole v. SSA
2026.04.21, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-18, Mansur Hsin-Chia Lee v. CMS
2026.04.20, CR6879, St. Joseph Healthcare Agency, Inc. v, CMS
2026.04.20, CR6878, Cheryl Chicora v. SSA
2026.04.15, TB10813, CTP v. J & L Liquor, LLC d/b/a Log Cabin Liquor
2026.04.15, CR6877, Musa Bangura v. The Inspector General
2026.04.15, CR6876, Northeast Center for Rehabilitation and Brain Injury v. CMS
2026.04.15, CR6875, Vandalia Physical Therapy, Ltd. v. CMS
2026.04.09, TB10811, CTP v. ZJHZ Inc. d/b/a 24/7 Dorsey Mart Tobacco Outlet / Citgo
2026.04.09, CR6874, Elizabeth Maples v. SSA
2026.04.09, CR6872, Life Care Primary Medical Associates, PLLC v. CMS
2026.04.08, CR6873, Constellation Health Services NJ, LLC d/b/a Constellation Hospice v. CMS
2026.04.02, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-16, Steadfast Hospice, LLC, v. CMS
2026.04.02, CR6871, Notre Dame Health System d/b/a Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center v. CMS
2026.04.02, CR6869, Taisha Henderson v. SSA
2026.04.02, TB10776, CTP v. JM Jog LLC d/b/a Sunoco / Pump and Munch
2026.04.01, CR6870, Wells LTC Nursing & Rehabilitation v. CMS
2026.03.31, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-15, Blue Nile Clinic Lab v. CMS
2026.03.31, CR6867, Amanda Brooke Halstrom, MD v. CMS
2026.03.31 CR6866 Parkwood Healthcare Community v. CMS
2026.03.31, CR6865, Crosses Enterprises, LLC v. CMS
2026.03.30, CR6868, Benjamin Jones III v. SSA
2026.03.30, TB10760, CTP v. Infinity Petroleum, Inc. d/b/a Shell / Snack Shop
2026.03.30, TB10751, CTP v. Rhode Island Market LLC d/b/a Cedar Market
2026.03.26, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-14, Conservatory of Hope Treatment Services LLC d/b/a Conservatory of Hope Treatment Homes v. The Inspector General
2026.03.26, CR6864, City of Olivette Fire Department v. CMS
2026.03.24, CR6863, Duane Ellsworth, DO and Genuine Anesthesia Services, PLLC v. CMS
2026.03.23, CR6862, Grace H. Jeon, MD v. CMS
2026.03.23, CR6861, Medpro Urgent Care Center, Inc. v. CMS
2026.03.18, CR6860, Renal Medical Associates v. CMS
2026.03.16, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-13, Richard Terry Kinnaman v. The Inspector General
2026.03.16, CR6859, Preferred Care at Old Bridge, LLC v. CMS
2026.03.16, CR6858, Linh Cao Nguyen, MD v. The Inspector General
2026.03.16, CR6855, St. Francis House NWA, Inc. d/b/a various Federally Qualified Health Centers v. CMS
2026.03.12, TB10664, CTP v. Broad Gas LLC d/b/a US Gas / Food Mart
2026.03.12, CR6857, Four Corners Wellness Center, LTD. v. CMS
2026.03.11, CR6856, Jose Manuel Goyos v. The Inspector General
2026.03.10, CR6854, Ritu Khanna, M.D. v. CMS
2026.03.09, CR6853, Florida Atlantic University v. CMS
2026.03.05, CR6852, Munster Eye Care Associates, P.C. v. CMS
2026.03.04, CR6851, Park Avenue Endocrinology & Nutrition, PLLC v. CMS
2026.03.04, CR6850, Lake Shore OB GYN of Decatur S C v. CMS
2026.03.03, CR6849, Stonebridge at Montgomery Health Care Center v. CMS
2026.03.02, CR6846, Faith Newton v. The Inspector General
2026.02.27, CR6848, Janine D. Miller MD Inc. v. CMS
2026.02.27, CR6847, Retama Manor Nursing Center/Victoria South v. CMS
2026.02.26, CR6845, Allyshah Allahdina, M.D. v. CMS
2026.02.26, CR6844, Hallie B. Brooks, MD v. CMS
2026.02.26, CR6841, A C Ojascastro Inc. v. CMS
2026.02.25, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-12, Autumn Meadows of Cahokia v. CMS
2026.02.25, CR6843, Dominion Home Health Care, Inc. v. CMS
2026.02.25, CR6842, Nephrology Associates, Inc. v. CMS
2026.02.25, CR6840, Dirk Hines, M.D. v. CMS
2026.02.23, TB10567, CTP v. Choyj, Inc. d/b/a Young's Quick Stop 2
2026.02.18, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-11, Juliane D. Ramic v. HHS
2026.02.18, CR6838, Clifford Glassman v. The Inspector General
2026.02.17, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-10, Bria of Cahokia v. CMS
2026.02.13, CR6837, Katherine M. Sovulewski v. The Inspector General
2026.02.13, CR6836, Dermatology at Midtowne PC v. CMS
2026.02.12, TB10515, CTP v. T & M Food Mart LLC d/b/a T & M Food Mart
2026.02.11, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-9, Aloha Nursing and Rehab Centre v. CMS
2026.02.11, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-8, Aloha Nursing and Rehab Centre v. CMS
2026.02.11, CR6835, Rajesh Patel v. The Inspector General
2026.02.11, CR6834, Generations Oakton Pavillion v. CMS
2026.02.11, CR6833, Lili Eileen Mahan v. The Acting Inspector General
2026.02.10, CR6832, Medic Transit EMS, Inc. v. CMS
2026.02.06, CR6831, Hannah Danielle Christmas v. The Inspector General
2026.02.06, TB10479, CTP v. Vape Game LLC d/b/a Vape Game
2026.02.05, CR6830, Holy Cross Hospital v. CMS
2026.02.04, TB10475, CTP v. Ramoco Marketing Group LLC d/b/a Liberty
2026.01.30, CR6829, Floral Park Ophthalmology, P.C., v. CMS
2026.01.30, CR6828, James A. Kim M.D., A Professional Medical Corp. v. CMS
2026.01.30, TB10381, CTP v. EZ Pass Convenient LLC d/b/a EZ Pass Convenience
2026.01.29, CR6826, Aquina F. Anderson v. HHS
2026.01.28, CR6827, Michelle Bahrain, D.O. V. CMS
2026.01.26, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-7, Shuksan Healthcare Center v. CMS
2026.01.26, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-6, Stat RX Pharmacy, Inc. v. CMS
2026.01.26, CR6825, Chester Psychological Assessment & Therapy, LLC v. CMS
2026.01.26, CR6824, ORD Physiatry PC v. CMS
2026.01.26, CR6822, Kiumars Arfai, M.D., Inc. v. CMS
2026.01.26, CR6818, Hospital General Castaner v. CMS
2026.01.22, CR6823, Generations at Elmwood Park v. CMS
2026.01.22, CR6821, Richard Caesar v. CMS
2026.01.22, CR6820, Windsor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Seguin v. CMS
2026.01.21, CR6819, Susan K. Harrington, DMIN v. CMS
2026.01.21, TB10389, CTP v. Juice Roll Upz, INC. d/b/a Juice Roll Upz
2026.01.21, TB10378, CTP v. S&A Mini Mart, Inc. d/b/a S&A Mini Mart / Reemas
2026.01.16, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-5, Denee L. Vaughn v. HHS
2026.01.16, CR6815, Simi Valley Care Center v. CMS
2026.01.14, CR6810, Festus Onyemaliosia Ebonka, v. The Inspector General
2026.01.13, ALJ Ruling No. 2026-4, Wantage Township First Aid Squad v. CMS
2026.01.12, TB10310, CTP v. Chau Long Corporation d/b/a Aaron Beer Distributor
2026.01.12, CR6817, Rachel E. Factor v. HHS
2026.01.12, CR6816, Frank Anthony Cirillo v. HHS
2026.01.07, CR6814, Sarah Brayton Nursing Center v. CMS
2026.01.07, CR6813, Stroma Physical Therapy, LLC v. CMS
2026.01.07, CR6812, Shazia Wadood, M.D. v. CMS
2026.01.06, CR6811, Jeffery Christensen, D.O. v. CMS
2026.01.06, CR6809, Crenshaw Nursing Home v. CMS
2026.01.05, CR6803, Care One Rehabilitation Services Inc. v. CMS

Content last reviewed July 16, 2026
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