COUNCIL FOR MEDICARE INTEGRITY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: COUNCIL FOR MEDICARE INTEGRITY (EIN 27-1415331)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-05-11
IRS object ID: 201731319349304258
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-05-11T16:50:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	203250475	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ESMOND & ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	23901 CALABASAS RD 1010	AddressLine1Txt
City	CALABASAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91302	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	271415331	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCIL FOR MEDICARE INTEGRITY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COUN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7023222897	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9275 WEST RUSSELL ROAD NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAS VEGAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89148	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CATHRYN KENNEDY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7022438730	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LENNY ESMOND CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00037472	PTIN
Phone	8186102900	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	23.251.209.74	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-05-08	IPDt
IP Tm	17:20:14	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	261C66129D92C4CD05E0B1F36D7662B4DC6C2233	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C1AD23758062D7E31084CC65EB8F65AFAEAA2953	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CATHRYN KENNEDY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9275 WEST RUSSELL ROAD SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAS VEGAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89148	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$683,506	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	MEDICAREINTEGRITY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2009	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NV	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO ADVOCATE FOR HEALTHCARE CLAIMS INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY IN THE U.S.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$760,234	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$683,500	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$15	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$760,249	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$683,506	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$868,782	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$728,478	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$868,782	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$728,478	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$108,533	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$44,972	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$49,835	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$29,863	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$25,000	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$49,835	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,863	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE INTEGRITY PROGRAMS THAT HELP IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IMPROPER PAYMENTS. THE CMI'S FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE PARTNERS IN CRITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE FEDERAL RECOVERY AUDIT CONTRACTOR (RAC). CMI UNITES DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS AND THOUGHT LEADERS TO EXPLORE AND EXCHANGE INNOVATIVE IDEAS, EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES AND COLLABORATE ON PROVEN STRATEGIES THAT ALLOW PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT PAYORS TO ACHIEVE COMPLETE INTEGRITY AND ACCURACY OF ALL HEALTH CLAIMS PAID IN THE U.S. ALL PROGRAMS BENEFIT THE MEDICARE TRUST FUND AND HELP EXTEND THE PROGRAM BENEFITING FUTURE RECIPIENTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$724,870	ExpenseAmt
Desc	WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PR FIRMS, WE EDUCATED POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE INTEGRITY PROGRAMS THAT HELP IDENTIFY AND CORRECT IMPROPER PAYMENTS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF SAVING MONEY FOR THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$724,870	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7023222897	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9275 WEST RUSSELL ROAD NO 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	LAS VEGAS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NV	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	89148	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
WILLIAM LUCIA
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN OLEFSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY DAY
SECRETARY	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATHRYN KENNEDY
TREASURER	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TARPLIN DOWNS & YOUNG LLC
1212 NEW YORK AVE NW	WASHINGTON	DC	22005	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$310,000
WESTFOURTH COMMUNICATIONS
1530 WILSON BLVD STE 720	ARLINGTON	VA	22209	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$221,740
THE GEORGETOWN GROUP
1101 K STREET NW SUITE 650	WASHINGTON	DC	20005	PUBLIC RELATIONS	$120,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$683,500	MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions	$683,500	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$683,506	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,200	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES	$724,870	$724,870
BANK CHARGES	$348		$348
FILING FEES	$60		$60

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$728,478	TotalAmt
Program Services	$724,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,478	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$385	BOYAmt
EOY	$385	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,863	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,863	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,863	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$29,863	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$44,972	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$683,500	DuesAssessmentsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	TREASURER AND BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW RETURN BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ITS OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.