Cardiologist to Leave CenterWell Brownwood
Dr. Alexander Khodak is relocating to South Florida as several CenterWell doctors depart The Villages clinic this month.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Heart Disease
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Cardiologist Dr. Alexander Khodak will leave CenterWell Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood, effective Nov. 22, 2026. Three other CenterWell doctors are also departing this month, including two retirements and one out-of-state move.
Why it matters
The departures follow CenterWell's purchase of The Villages Health in a bankruptcy sale, a case triggered by a Medicare over-billing scandal. For residents relying on heart care in The Villages, the staffing changes raise questions about continuity of cardiology services.
The Department of Justice settlement with The Villages totals $541 million in connection with Medicare fraud. CenterWell has declined to disclose how many doctors have left since the transition, leaving the full scale of departures unknown.
The players
Dr. Alexander Khodak
Khodak is a cardiologist who practiced at CenterWell Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood and is relocating to South Florida.
CenterWell
CenterWell is a healthcare provider that purchased The Villages Health in a bankruptcy sale and operates the Brownwood clinic.
The details
Khodak announced his departure from the Brownwood clinic, and CenterWell declined to disclose staffing numbers, citing its staffing roster policy. Dr. Saul Rosenblum and Dr. Roland More have chosen to retire, while Dr. Uyen Anh Nguyen is moving out of state.
Timeline
Nov. 22, 2026: Khodak's departure from CenterWell Brownwood takes effect.
November 2026: Three other CenterWell doctors leave this month.
Health Landscape
The physician departures are a downstream effect of The Villages Health bankruptcy, which followed a Medicare over-billing scandal and a $541 million Department of Justice fraud settlement. They illustrate how a change in ownership can reshape the cardiology workforce available to older patients in a concentrated retirement community.
Residents of The Villages who see Dr. Khodak or other departing CenterWell physicians will need to establish care with remaining providers. Patients should confirm with CenterWell which cardiologists are accepting new and ongoing patients before their appointments change.
The takeaway
Patients managing heart conditions should ask their provider's office about continuity of care before physician transitions take effect, and request records transfers early.
Further reading
For more on the condition at the center of this staffing story, see Heart Disease.
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